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Juan Carlos Cubillas
Panamanian footballer and manager (born 1971)
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 | (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 52) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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
- 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 |
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]
- "Pito" y Cubillas debutaron - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- Juan Carlos Cubillas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 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)
- Juan Carlos Cubillas at National-Football-Teams.com
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