José Luis Garcés
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis Garcés Rivera | ||
Date of birth | May 9, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | La Chorrera, Panama | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | San Francisco | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1998 | Ind. La Chorrera | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1999–2000 | Ind. La Chorrera | 25 | (8) |
2001 | Sporting '89 | 12 | (4) |
2002–2003 | Árabe Unido | 29 | (9) |
2003–2005 | San Francisco | 67 | (24) |
2005–2006 | → Nacional (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Belenenses (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2007–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Académica | 10 | (1) |
2009 | → Al-Ittifaq (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2011– | San Francisco | - | (-) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2009 | Panama | 29 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981 in Puerto Caimito, La Chorrera) is a Panamanian footballer that currently plays for Liga Panamena de Futbol team San Francisco FC
Club career
At the club level, Garcés plays in the striker position. He played for clubs in Uruguay, Bulgaria, and Portugal before he returned to Panama because he was not being paid in his club Académica de Coimbra. He later signed a loan deal with Arabian club Al-Ittifaq but later returned to Panama, where he got arrested a couple of times and in April 2011 spent time in jail. He was later released in July 2011 and signed with San Francisco FC, making his return to football during the CONCACAF Champions League match against Seattle Sounders.
International career
Garcés made his international debut for the Panama national football team in 2000 in a match against Canada. He also participated in the 2009 Gold Cup final for the national team, where he played in all matches.
Honors
- Nacional
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (1): 2007–08
- National team
External links
- José Luis Garcés at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian's Stats Centre
- Profile at Fora de Jogo