Alejandro Andrés Tobar Vargas (born 4 June 1976) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and Asia.

Career

A product of O'Higgins youth system in his hometown, Tobar stayed with the club until 2000 and got promotion to the 1999 Primera División, alongside players such as Mauricio Dinamarca, Roberto González,

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, among others. In the first half 1997, he played on loan at

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. In Chile, he also played for

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(2001) and

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(2001–02). Then, he moved to Asia and played mainly in Indonesia. In 2004 he joined

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, coinciding with his compatriots

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, Julio Lopez,

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and the coach

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. He also played for

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(2005–06),

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(2008–2010) and

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(2013), where he coincided with Julio Lopez again. As a member of PSMS Medan, he won the 2005 Piala Emas Bang Yos (Gold Cup Bang Yos), alongside his compatriots Luis Hicks and

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. In 2007, he had a stint with the Bruneian club

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in the

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Post-retirement

Tobar has continued on playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Kuda Sakti FC in the Rambo Cup 4294-Kuda Sakti FC I 2021. He also has taken part in exhibition games alongside players such as Cristian Carrasco and

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Honours

PSMS Medan * (Gold Cup Bang Yos):

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobar, Alejandro 1976 births Living people Footballers from Rancagua Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Persib Bandung players PSMS Medan players Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club players Persikab Bandung players Persiku Kudus players Persikabo Bogor players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Indonesian Premier Division players Malaysia Premier League players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brunei Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei Men's association football midfielders