Roberto Corbin

Roberto Corbin
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-04-19) 19 April 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth El Chorrillo, Panama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Atletico Panama
1979–1981 Etoile Espagnole
1981–1984 Urania Genève
1985–1989 Tauro
International career
Panama U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Corbin (born 19 April 1953) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who is known for being the first Panamanian player to play in Europe when he joined Swiss club Etoile Espagnole in 1979.[1] In April 2019, however, Panamanian newspaper La Prensa reported another Panamanian footballer, Federico Ponce, had played in Spain at amateur level a year earlier.[2]

Corbin worked for Panama's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Primera huella en Europa". La Prensa Panamá (in Spanish). 28 March 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ Estrada, Campo Elías (17 April 2019). "Ponce jugó en Europa primero que Corbin". La Prensa Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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