Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar (nicknamed "Pavo", born 4 January 1970 in

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) is a former

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ian international football player who made 27 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1988 and 1997.rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers
/ref> He played as a

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Club career

Noriego played the majority of his club career with

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in Ecuador, but he did have short spells with

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and

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. On 24 January 2009, Noriega retired from professional football after a friendly match between

and

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of Colombia.

International career

Honours

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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1970 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Men's association football defenders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Barcelona S.C. footballers Boca Juniors footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Ecuadorian Serie A players Argentine Primera División players {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub