Juan Coca

Juan Coca
Personal information
Full nameJuan Antonio Agustin Coca Nogueres
Date of birth31 May 1993
Place of birthSan Juan,
Puerto Rico
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Kultsu FC
Number9
Youth career
2002-2007Conquistadores Guaynabo FC
2007-2011Adianez Eagles
2012Notre Dame Falcons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008-2011Guaynabo Fluminense FC
2013Liverpool Warriors2(0)
2013Burgos B8(1)
2014-Kultsu FC14(1)
National team
2012–2013Puerto Rico U-206(0)
2012–Puerto Rico5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2012[1]

Juan Antonio Agustin Coca Nogueres (born 31 May 1993 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican footballer, who plays as a striker for Kultsu FC.[2]

Career

Coca started his career with the Eagles soccer team of the Colegio Adianez in Guaynabo and played club side for Conquistadores Guaynabo FC.[3] He played until 2011 for the college and later began his senior career with Club Conquistadores de Guaynabo SC in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.[4] He played three years for Guaynabo Fluminense FC before leaving for his studies at Notre Dame College in Ohio.[5] During his studies, he spent a half year with National Premier Soccer League club Liverpool Warriors, but played only two games with the team.[6] In June 2013, he signed for the reserve side of Spanish club Burgos CF in the Primera Categoria León.[7]

On 20 March 2014, Coca signed for Kakkonen club Kultsu FC.[8]

International

Coca is a member of the Puerto Rico national football team[9] and played his debut on 6 January 2012 in a friendly game against Nicaragua in the Bayamón Soccer Complex in Bayamón.[10] Coca was also part of the preliminary squad for the 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup[11] and played in the 2013 CONCACAF Under 20 Championship in Mexico.[12]

References

  1. "Juan Coca". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. "Kultsu FC >>> Otteluraportti". Kultsu. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. "Juan Coca - Notre Dame College of Ohio Athletics". Notre Dame College. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. "Nijovi Sports Group - Juan Coca". Nijovi Sports Group. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. "Niño Prodigio: Self-taught soccer star a true wonder". International Soccer Network. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. "National Premier Soccer League : Liverpool Warriors". NPSL. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. "Burgos B - Primera C. León G 1 2013/2014". Resultados Futbol. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. "Kultsu FC:n uudet pelaajat allekirjoitustilaisuudessa.". Kultsu. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. "Juan Coca". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  10. "Juan Coca". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  11. "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL U20 PUERTO RICO". bayamonfutbol.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  12. "Barbados se enfrenta a Puerto Rico en el Sub 20 del Caribe". Barbados Pordes Cubrir. Retrieved 25 July 2012.