Juan Carlos Cubillas (born 20 October 1971) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder. He is currently the manager of Panama U-17.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Cubillas | ||
| Date of birth | October 20, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | El Chorrillo, Panama | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Tauro | ||
| 2005 | Santa Rita | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2005 | Panama | 56 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Tauro | ||
| 2012 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2014– | Panama U-17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015 | |||
Club career edit
Cubillas spent the majority of his career with local side Tauro. In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Ángel Luis Rodríguez for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.[1]
International career edit
Cubillas made his debut for Panama in a June 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belize and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 2 goals.[2] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
His final international was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Canada |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 27 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras |  Nicaragua |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Managerial career edit
Cubillas was named manager of Tauro in April 2010,[5] but was replaced by Rolando Palma in November 2011.[6] He took charge of Plaza Amador in January 2012 but was already dismissed in February 2012.[7] In February 2014 Cubillas was appointed head coach of the Panama national under-17 football team.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Pito" y Cubillas debutaron - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
- ^ Juan Carlos Cubillas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Juan Carlos Cubillas - International Appearances
- ^ No hay fracaso, según Cubillas - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Palma nuevo técnico del Tauro - Panamá Fútbol (in Spanish)
- ^ Cubillas renuncia a Plaza Amador, Ainstein vuelve - Telemetro (in Spanish)
- ^ Listos técnicos de las menores - La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Juan Carlos Cubillas at National-Football-Teams.com
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