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Panamanian footballer and manager (born 1971)

Juan Carlos Cubillas

Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Cubillas
Date of birth (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 53)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015

Juan Carlos Cubillas (born 20 October 1971) is a retired Panamanian football midfielder. He is currently the manager of Panama U-17.

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

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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

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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]

  1. ^ "Pito" y Cubillas debutaron - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  3. ^ Juan Carlos CubillasFIFA competition record (archived)
  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)