Roberto Corbin is a Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

nian soccer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player who is known for being the first Panamanian player to play in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

.

He currently works for Panama's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Club

Corbin started his soccer career in Panama with Atletico Panama from 1978 to 1979 before moving to Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 (by recommendation of his Panamanian coach, Luis Bidú) in October 1979. Corbin first tried with Chenois and later he settled for Etoile Espagnole, Swiss team of the Challenge League

Challenge League

The Swiss Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. Sixteen teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 1. Liga...

 (Second Division). But he left shortly after having a dispute with his fellow team mates to Urania Geneve Sport FC, of the Third Division were he played from 1981-1984, Urania Geneve Sport FC became champion of the Third Division.

He returned to Panama in 1985 to play with Tauro F.C.

Tauro F.C.

Tauro Fútbol Club is a professional football club located in Panama City, Panama that plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top Panamanian football league. Tauro has won seven Liga Profesional de Fútbol Championships since 1988, the highest total of any team. The club has also finished second seven...

 in the opening championships of ANAPROF

ANAPROF

The Liga Panameña de Fútbol is the top football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol .-Format:...

, were they were crowned on 1989.

National team

As for the Panama national football team

Panama national football team

The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...

, Corbin didn't get the chance to play much, though when he was younger, he participated on a national sub-20 championship which he became lead striker with 29 goals in 1971.

External links

• Roberto Corbin article (in Spanish)