José Luis Garcés

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José Luis Garcés
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Garcés Rivera
Date of birth	May 6, 1981 (1981-05-06) (age 27)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	PFC CSKA Sofia
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2001 2002-03 2003-05 2006 2006-2007 2007-	Club Atlético Independiente Sporting '89 Arabe Unido San Francisco F.C. Club Nacional de Football C.F. Os Belenenses (loan) PFC CSKA Sofia	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (24) ? (19) 12 (4) 6 (2)
National team2
2000-	Panama	58 (20)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Garcés (born 6 May 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian football forward who currently plays for Bulgarian A PFG club PFC CSKA Sofia. His nickname is El Pistolero.

Previously, he played in Portugal for Bwin Liga team C.F. Os Belenenses. He made his debut for the Panama national football team in 2000 against Canada.

He was transferred from Nacional to CSKA Sofia for 450 000 Euros.^{[citation needed]} Unfortunatley he's been plagued with injuries during the season and has'nt been getting enough playing time.

His nickname is El Pistolero (The Hitman) because he shot a man in gangs disputes.

[edit] Honors

Club

• Primera División Uruguaya (1): 2006
• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (1): 2008

National team

• Gold Cup Runner-Up (1): 2005
• UNCAF Nations Cup Runner-Up (1): 2007

v • d • e PFC CSKA Sofia – current squad 1 Bekono • 2 Nastić • 3 Tunchev • 5 Yanchev • 6 Kotev • 8 Dimitrov • 9 Garcés • 10 Georgi Iliev • 11 Gargorov • 12 Ivaylo Petrov • 13 Vujadinović • 14 Valentin Iliev • 15 Robert Petrov • 17 José Rui • 18 Petre • 20 Yurukov • 21 Udoji • 22 Pirgov • 24 Cássio • 27 Lanzaat • 28 Marquinhos • 29 Guèye • 30 Todorov • 84 Machado • 99 Nei • Manager: Mladenov