Álex Escobar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Escobar Gañán | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América de Cali (U20 and assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1996 | América de Cali | 505 | (75) |
| 1996 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | LDU Quito | 126 | (26) |
| 2001 | Millonarios | 21 | (0) |
| 2001 | Deportivo Pereira | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | LDU Quito | 111 | (8) |
| Total | 792 | (109) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1995 | Colombia | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2006 | LDU Quito (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | América de Cali | ||
| 2007–2009 | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Junior (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Juan Aurich (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Orsomarso | ||
| 2024– | América de Cali U20 | ||
| 2024 | América de Cali (caretaker) | ||
| 2025 | América de Cali (caretaker) | ||
| 2025– | América de Cali (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Escobar Gañán (born 8 February 1965), also known as Álex Escobar, is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of the under-20 squad of América de Cali and assistant manager for the first team.
Escobar is highly regarded in América de Cali and LDU Quito, as well as in the Colombia national team. With América, he won six Primera A titles, whilst with the Ecuadorian club he won four Serie A titles. He is also the player with most appearances in América de Cali.