Rafael Tobar

José Rafael Tobar Lemus (born 24 November 1975 in Turín) is a Salvadoran football player, who currently plays as Defender for Alacranes Del Norte of El Salvador.

José Rafael Tobar
Personal information
Full name José Rafael Tobar Lemus
Date of birth (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975
Place of birth Turín, Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alacranes Del Norte
Youth career
1990–1992 Turín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Huracán
1995 Once Lobos
1996–2000 Luis Ángel Firpo
2000–2006 FAS
2007 Isidro Metapán
2007 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 (1)
2008–2009 Juventud Independiente 28 (1)
2009–2010 Nejapa 8 (0)
2010– Alacranes Del Norte 0 (0)
National team‡
1998–2005 El Salvador 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2011
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tobar and the second or maternal family name is Lemus.

Club career

Tobar started his career at hometown club Turín in the third division and joined Salvadoran second division side Huracán in 1992. After a short spell at Once Lobos he made his debut at the highest domestic level, the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, with Luis Ángel Firpo in 1996 and in 1998 he won the league title with them. After two more championships, he left Firpo for rivals FAS for whom he debuted in November 2000 against Atlético Balboa and with whom he won five league titles. In December 2006 Tobar was put on the transfer list[1] and finally moved to Isidro Metapán only to rejoin Firpo for a season. He then had spells at Juventud Independiente and Nejapa who were later renamed Alacranes Del Norte.[2]

International career

Tobar made his debut for El Salvador in a November 1998 friendly match against Honduras and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4]

His final international game was an August 2005 friendly match against Paraguay.

Honours
1998/1999, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura, 2002 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura
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References
  1. Rafael Tobar no quiere ser fantasma Archived 2013-01-21 at Archive.today - Diario CoLatino (in Spanish)
  2. Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  3. Rafael Tobar – FIFA competition record
  4. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details - RSSSF


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