 After a short spell at Once Lobos he made his debut at the highest domestic level, the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, with Luis Ángel Firpo in 1996 and in 1998 he won the league title with them.After two more championships, he left Firpo for rivals FAS for whom he debuted in November 2000 against Atlético Balboa and with whom he won five league titles.In December 2006 Tobar was put on the transfer list and finally moved to Isidro Metapán only to rejoin Firpo for a season.