José Luis Garcés

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José Luis Garcés Rivera
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Garcés Rivera
Date of birth (1981-05-09) May 9, 1981
Place of birthLa Chorrera, Panama
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubSan Francisco
Number7
Youth career
1991–1998Ind. La Chorrera
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000Ind. La Chorrera25(8)
2001Sporting '8912(4)
2002–2003Árabe Unido29(9)
2003–2005San Francisco67(24)
2005–2006Nacional (loan)15(1)
2006–2007Belenenses (loan)12(4)
2007–2008CSKA Sofia14(3)
2008–2009Académica10(1)
2009→ Al-Ittifaq (loan)1(0)
2011–San Francisco-(-)
National team
2000–2009Panama29(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2009

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

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