Juan Carlos Cubillas

Juan Carlos Cubillas (born 20 October 1971) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.

Juan Carlos Cubillas
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Cubillas
Date of birth (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971
Place of birth El Chorrillo, Panama
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2007 Tauro
2005 Santa Rita
National team‡
1996–2005 Panama 56 (2)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Tauro
2012 Plaza Amador
2014– Panama U-17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2015

He is currently manager of Panama U-17.

Club career

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

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]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Canada1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 May 2001Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras Nicaragua3–06–02001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Managerial career

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
  1. "Pito" y Cubillas debutaron - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  2. Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  3. Juan Carlos Cubillas – FIFA competition record
  4. Juan Carlos Cubillas - International Appearances
  5. No hay fracaso, según Cubillas - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. Palma nuevo técnico del Tauro - Panamá Fútbol (in Spanish)
  7. Cubillas renuncia a Plaza Amador, Ainstein vuelve - Telemetro (in Spanish)
  8. Listos técnicos de las menores - La Prensa (in Spanish)
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