Raúl Enrique Estévez (born 21 January 1978 in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer.
![]() | This article may be a rough translation from Spanish. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (August 2022) |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Raúl Enrique Estévez | ||
Date of birth | (1978-01-21) 21 January 1978 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
San Lorenzo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2002 | San Lorenzo | 128 | (15) |
2002–2004 | Boca Juniors | 31 | (1) |
2004 | Botafogo | 8 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Colón de Santa Fe | 26 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Racing Club | 27 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Academica | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Universidad de Chile | 38 | (9) |
2009–2011 | Unión Española | 75 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Boca Unidos | 25 | (5) |
2015 | Barracas Central | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2015 |
Nicknamed "El Pipa", Estévez has played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, Colón de Santa Fe and Racing Club of Argentina; Botafogo of Brazil; and Universidad de Chile and Unión Española of Chile.
He started his career in Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina.
In 1995, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut that same year. In 2001 he was champion with San Lorenzo of the Torneo Clausura 2001 and the Copa Mercosur.
In 2003, he signed with Boca Juniors, which won the national and international tournaments, Torneo Clausura 2003 and Copa Libertadores.
In 2004, he signed with Botafogo where he remained for one semester. In the middle of the year Estévez returned to Argentina, and signed with Colón de Santa Fe where he remained one year. Thereafter, he signed with Racing Club de Avellaneda in which he was a key man in the first matches. A year later he went to Europe.
In 2006, Estvéz arrived in Europe, to play for Academica Coimbra in Portugal. However, due to the lack of opportunities in the middle of 2007, Estévez abandoned the club, and became a Free agent.
In 2008, Estevéz received an offer to join Universidad de Chile which he accepted. In the first semester Estévez was not meeting the club's expectations and his remaining with the club for the second semester was in question. On May 11, Estévez played against O'Higgins where he scored two goals, which secured his place in the second semester. In the second semester Estévez played well, participating in all matches and scoring six goals. However in December he had problems with the club's management and left the club.
In 2009, he signed for Unión Española for which he played regularly, nearly winning the Chilean national tournament. In the second semester he scored a goal against Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Sudamericana.