Abel Lobatón Vesgas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lobatón and the second or maternal family name is Vesgas.
Abel Lobatón Vesgas
Personal information
Full name Abel Augusto Lobatón Vesgas
Date of birth (1957-08-22) 22 August 1957
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Sport Boys
1980–1981 Deportes Quindío
1982–1984 Deportivo Pereira
1984 Unión Huaral
1985 Deportivo Pereira
1985 Sport Boys
1986 Deportivo Pereira
1987 Independiente Medellín
1988–1990 Sport Boys
International career
1979–1985 Peru 8[1] (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abel Augusto Lobatón Vesgas (born 22 August 1957) is a Peruvian footballer who played as a forward. He is the father of Peruvian internationals Abel and Carlos Lobatón.[2]

Biography

Club career

Abel Lobatón Vesgas began his career with Sport Boys of Callao in 1975. He played there intermittently for eight seasons from his debut until 1990, the year of his retirement from professional football. Runner-up in the Peruvian league with Sport Boys in 1976, he had the opportunity to play in the Copa Libertadores the following year (three matches played).[3] He had a second stint with another Peruvian club, Unión Huaral, in 1984.

He spent a large part of his career in Colombia during the 1980s, playing two seasons for Deportes Quindío (1980–1981) before joining one of the best teams, Deportivo Pereira (alongside Eduardo Vilarete, Iván Chumi Castañeda, Jairo Chiqui Aguirre, and Miguel Ángel Manzi), which was on the verge of winning the 1982 Colombian championship before collapsing three matches from the end.[4] In 1987, he returned to Independiente Medellín, his last club in Colombia.

International career

Abel Lobatón, who earned eight caps for Peru between 1979 and 1985, scored three goals for the national team.[1] He only played in friendly matches for Peru.

Statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru
1979 4 1
1984 2 2
1985 2 0
Total 8 3
List of international goals scored by Abel Lobatón Vesgas[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 1979 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–3 2–3 Friendly
2. 2 August 1984 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia  Colombia 1–1 1–1
3. 3 October 1984 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru  Uruguay 1–2 1–3

References

  1. ^ a b c d Abel Lobatón Vesgas at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Diego Cabanillas (19 August 2025). "¿Quién es Abel Lobatón, exfutbolista de Universitario que tuvo una relación con Melissa Klug y padre de Samahara Lobatón?" [Who is Abel Lobatón, former Universitario soccer player who had a relationship with Melissa Klug and is the father of Samahara Lobatón?]. larepublica.pe. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. ^ Abel Lobatón Vesgas at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Lobatón ya no gambetea" [Lobatón no longer dribbles]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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