José Luis Garcés

José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981 in Puerto Caimito, La Chorrera) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol side San Francisco.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
José Luis Garcés Rivera
Personal information
Full name José Luis Garcés Rivera
Date of birth (1981-05-09) May 9, 1981
Place of birth Puerto Caimito, Panama
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 San Francisco
Youth career
1991–1998 Ind. La Chorrera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Ind. La Chorrera 25 (8)
2001 Sporting '89 12 (4)
2002–2003 Árabe Unido 29 (9)
2003–2005 San Francisco 67 (24)
2004 Grêmio ? (?)
2005–2006 → Nacional (loan) 15 (1)
2006–2007 → Belenenses (loan) 12 (4)
2007–2008 CSKA Sofia 14 (3)
2008–2009 Académica 10 (1)
2009 → Al-Ittifaq (loan) 1 (0)
2010 Árabe Unido ? (?)
2011–2014 San Francisco 57 (12)
2014–2015 Tauro 24 (4)
2015–2016 Plaza Amador 18 (3)
2016 San Francisco 16 (3)
2016–2017 Sport West FC ? (?)
2017 CA Independiente ? (?)
2017 Azuero FC ? (?)
2018–2019 Costa del Este ? (?)
2020 Atletico Chiriqui ? (?)
2020 San Francisco ? (?)
National team
2000–2009 Panama 32 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

At club level, Garcés plays in the striker position. Nicknamed el Pistolero, he played for clubs in Brazil,[2] Uruguay,[3] Bulgaria,[4] and Portugal[5] before he returned to Panama because he was not being paid in his club Académica de Coimbra.

Criminal charges

He later signed a loan deal with Arabian club Al-Ittifaq but later returned to Panama to play for Árabe Unido,[6] where he got arrested a couple of times[7] and in April 2011 spent time in jail. He was later released in July 2011 and signed with San Francisco, making his return to football during the CONCACAF Champions League match against Seattle Sounders.

In July 2012 Garcés was again sentenced to serve time in jail on appeal for the alleged assault in 2011 on a woman who subsequently lost her baby,[8] but in November 2012 he was again released after spending 5 months in prison.[9] In March 2013 he was reportedly targeted by armed men in Puerto Caimito but came out unharmed.[10]

In June 2014, Garcés joined Tauro,[11] who released him in June 2015.[12] He subsequently moved to Plaza Amador.[13]

International career

Garcés made his international debut for the Panama national football team in 2000 in a match against Canada and has earned a total of 32 caps, scoring 9 goals. He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[14] and played at the 2007[15] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[16]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 June 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba2–02–0Friendly
228 January 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–01–1Friendly
317 November 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama El Salvador3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
426 March 2007National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica1–01–1Friendly
58 June 2007Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Honduras3–13–22007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
610 June 2007Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Cuba1–02–22007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
71 June 2008Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States Guatemala1–01–0Friendly
84 June 2008Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States Canada2–12–2Friendly
922 June 2008Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–01–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors
Nacional
CSKA Sofia
  • Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (1): 2007–08
National team

References
  1. Garcés y su mensaje de escarmiento‚ diaadia.com.pa, 8 January 2018
  2. José Garcés llegó y está en la plantilla oficial del Gremio - Crítica (in Spanish)
  3. Uruguayo 2005/2006 Archived 2015-04-25 at the Wayback Machine - Nacional (in Spanish)
  4. El CSKA Sofía fichó al delantero panameño José Luis Garcés - Terra (in Spanish)
  5. José Luis Garcés logra acuerdo con Academica - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. "Pistolero" Garcés se montará en el "expreso" - Crítica (in Spanish)
  7. Pistolero Garcés es abaleado, permanece hospitalizado Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - TVN-2 (in Spanish)
  8. Pa’l bote Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine - El Siglo (in Spanish)
  9. José Luis Garcés fue puesto en libertad - Prensa (in Spanish)
  10. José Luis Garcés sale ileso tras balacera en Puerto Caimito - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  11. José Luis Garcés es la nueva ficha del Tauro - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  12. Tauro confirma 7 bajas para el Apertura, entre ellas "Pistolero" Garcés Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine - Diario Pro (in Spanish)
  13. "Pistolero" Garcés ficha por el Plaza Amador Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine - Diario Pro (in Spanish)
  14. José Luis Garcés – FIFA competition record
  15. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  16. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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