Carlos Lobatón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lobatón and the second or maternal family name is Espejo.
Carlos Lobatón
Personal information
Full name Carlos Augusto Lobatón Espejo
Date of birth (1980-02-06) February 6, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal (management)
Youth career
1987–1992 Academia Cantolao
1997–1999 Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Sport Boys 53 (8)
2002 Estudiantes de Medicina 13 (4)
2002 Universitario de Deportes 9 (2)
2003 Unión Huaral 17 (1)
2003–2005 Cienciano 63 (12)
2005–2019 Sporting Cristal 482 (98)
Total 634 (125)
International career
2005–2016 Peru 49 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Peru
Association football
Copa America
Bronze medal – third place Argentina 2011
Bronze medal – third place Chile 2015
Cienciano
Winner Copa Sudamericana 2003
Winner Recopa Sudamericana 2004
Sporting Cristal
Winner Peruvian League 2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019

Carlos Augusto Lobatón Espejo (born February 6, 1980, in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Lobatón first developed as footballer in the popular Academia Cantolao along with his brother Abel Lobatón, at the age of 7.[1] There he had as his first coach Víctor "El Chino" Rivera.[2] Lobatón later joined the renowned youth system of Sporting Cristal. At the age of 18, he was loaned to Sport Boys. In 1998, he made his professional debut wearing their famous pink jersey. Later he played for various clubs in the Peruvian league until arriving at Cienciano. There he would find both national and international success. In 2003, he helped Cienciano win the Copa Sudamericana beating River Plate in the final. In the following year he also won the Recopa Sudamericana this time defeating Boca Juniors. Then in 2005 he won the Peruvian Torneo Apertura with Cienciano. Later in the second half of the 2005 season he returned to Sporting Cristal and helped them win the 2005 Torneo Clausura.[3] In 2007, he suffered burns on the soles of his feet after playing on artificial turf or artificial pitch in the blazing sun.[4]

In the last years, Carlos Lobatón has been an emblatic player in Sporting Cristal. He has played in the club for the last 10 years, winning the national championship four times (2005, 2012, 2014, 2016) and scoring amazing goals.

Retirement and later career

Lobatón retired from football at the end of 2019 and was hired in the management of his last club, Sporting Cristal.[5]

International career

In 2005 Lobatón made his first national team appearance for Peru. Throughout much of his international career his appearances were sporadic. However on November 12, 2010, after a three year absence, the new Peruvian national team coach Sergio Markarián called him up to play in a friendly against Colombia.[6] He started in the 1–1 draw versus Colombia, which was Peru's final game of 2010.[7] On June 29, 2011, current coach Sergio Markarián included Lobatón in his squad to participate in the 2011 Copa America.[8] On July 16, 2011, in the quarterfinal match of the Copa America versus Colombia, he scored the winning goal in extra time that sent Peru to the semifinals.

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2017.[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peru Descentralizado Copa Inca CONMEBOL1 Total
Sport Boys 1998 ? ? – – ? ?
1999 ? ? – – ? ?
2000 24 5 – – 24 5
2001 29 3 – – 29 3
Sport Boys Total 53 8 0 0 0 0 53 8
Estudiantes de Medicina 2002 13 4 – – 13 4
Est. de Medicina Total 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
Universitario 2002 9 2 – – 9 2
Universitario Total 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Unión Huaral 2003 17 1 – – 17 1
Unión Huaral Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Cienciano 2003 10 2 – 1 0 11 2
2004 40 10 – 10 3 50 13
2005 13 0 – 2 1 15 1
Cienciano Total 63 12 0 0 13 4 76 16
Sporting Cristal 2005 18 2 – – 18 2
2006 32 5 – 3 0 35 5
2007 35 5 – 2 0 37 5
2008 47 13 – – 47 13
2009 40 8 – 2 0 42 8
2010 34 3 – – 34 3
2011 25 2 0 0 – 25 2
2012 35 5 – – 35 5
2013 32 6 – 6 3 38 9
2014 43 19 – 2 1 45 20
2015 25 13 – 5 3 30 16
2016 27 9 – 6 0 33 9
Sporting Cristal Total 393 90 0 0 26 7 419 97
Career Total 548 117 0 0 39 11 587 128

References

  1. ^ "Lobatón: "Cristal es una gran institución, creo que es uno de los mejores del medio"" (in Spanish). SportingCristal.org. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Víctor Rivera y una promesa: "Cristal jugará bien al fútbol para lograr el título"" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. January 25, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mi historia:Carlos Lobatón" (in Spanish). carloslobaton.com. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  4. ^ Six Peruvian players suffer burns from artificial turf sportsillustrated.cnn.com
  5. ^ (FOTO) Conoce el nuevo cargo de Lobatón en Cristal, ovacion.pe, 9 March 2020
  6. ^ "Carlos Lobatón sobre los tres años que no estuvo en la selección" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. November 12, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "Por un 'Cachito': Perú cerró el año con un empate 1–1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. November 17, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Peru announces list of 23 players for the 2011 Copa America". ca2011.com. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  9. ^ Carlos Lobatón at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "Carlos Lobatón – Player Profile". footballdatabase.eu.