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Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar (nicknamed "Pavo", born 4 January 1970 in Guayaquil) is a former Ecuadorian international football player who made 27 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1988 and 1997.^[1] He played as a central defender.

Noriego played the majority of his club career with Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador, but he did have short spells with Boca Juniors of Argentina and Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia. On 24 January 2009, Noriega retired from professional football after a friendly match between Barcelona Sporting Club and Millonarios of Colombia.

International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1993-06-15	Quito, Ecuador	Venezuela	6–1	Win	Copa América
2.	1993-09-19	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bolivia	1–1	Draw	WCQ 1994

•  Ecuador
  • Korea Cup: 1995

• Raúl Noriega at National-Football-Teams.com