José Luis Garcés

{{Infobox football biography

| name = José Luis Garcés

| image =

| fullname = José Luis Garcés Rivera

| height = 1.81 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|9}}

| birth_place = Puerto Caimito, Panama

| currentclub = San Francisco

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1991–1998 | youthclubs1 = Ind. La Chorrera

| years1 = 1999–2000 | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 8 | clubs1 = Ind. La Chorrera

| years2 = 2001 | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 4 | clubs2 = Sporting '89

| years3 = 2002–2003 | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 9 | clubs3 = Árabe Unido

| years4 = 2003–2005 | caps4 = 67 | goals4 = 24 | clubs4 = San Francisco

| years5 = 2004 | caps5 = ? | goals5 = ? | clubs5 = Grêmio

| years6 = 2005–2006 | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = → Nacional (loan)

| years7 = 2006–2007 | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 4 | clubs7 = → Belenenses (loan)

| years8 = 2007–2008 | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = CSKA Sofia

| years9 = 2008–2009 | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = Académica

| years10 = 2009 | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = → Al-Ittifaq (loan)

| years11 = 2010 | caps11 = ? | goals11 = ? | clubs11 = Árabe Unido

| years12 = 2011–2014 | caps12 = 57 | goals12 = 12 | clubs12 = San Francisco

| years13 = 2014–2015 | caps13 = 24 | goals13 = 4 | clubs13 = Tauro

| years14 = 2015–2016 | caps14 = 18 | goals14 = 3 | clubs14 = Plaza Amador

| years15 = 2016 | caps15 = 16 | goals15 = 3 | clubs15 = San Francisco

| years16 = 2016–2017 | caps16 = ? | goals16 = ? | clubs16 = Sport West FC

| years17 = 2017 | caps17 = ? | goals17 = ? | clubs17 = CA Independiente

| years18 = 2017 | caps18 = ? | goals18 = ? | clubs18 = Azuero FC

| years19 = 2018–2019 | caps19 = ? | goals19 = ? | clubs19 = Costa del Este

| years20 = 2020 | caps20 = ? | goals20 = ? | clubs20 = Atletico Chiriqui

| years21 = 2020 | caps21 = ? | goals21 = ? | clubs21 = San Francisco

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2009 | nationalcaps1 = 32 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | nationalteam1 = Panama

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

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José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Futbol side San Francisco.[https://www.diaadia.com.pa/deportes/garces-y-su-mensaje-de-escarmiento-331580 Garcés y su mensaje de escarmiento]‚ diaadia.com.pa, 8 January 2018

Club career

At club level, Garcés plays in the striker position. Nicknamed el Pistolero, he played for clubs in Brazil,[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/01132004/dep14.html José Garcés llegó y está en la plantilla oficial del Gremio] - Crítica {{in lang|es}} Uruguay,[http://www.nacional.com.uy/mvdcms/uc_3289_1.html Uruguayo 2005/2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425014358/http://www.nacional.com.uy/mvdcms/uc_3289_1.html |date=2015-04-25 }} - Nacional {{in lang|es}} Bulgaria,[http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox414709.htm El CSKA Sofía fichó al delantero panameño José Luis Garcés] - Terra {{in lang|es}} and Portugal[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Jose-Luis-Garces-acuerdo-Academica_0_2352514973.html José Luis Garcés logra acuerdo con Academica] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} 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,[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/05192010/spo01.html#axzz3dRy132GR "Pistolero" Garcés se montará en el "expreso"] - Crítica {{in lang|es}} where he got arrested a couple of times[http://www.tvn-2.com/noticias/noticias_detalle.asp?id=49624 Pistolero Garcés es abaleado, permanece hospitalizado] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306030337/http://www.tvn-2.com/noticias/noticias_detalle.asp?id=49624 |date=2014-03-06 }} - TVN-2 {{in lang|es}} 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 FC.

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,[http://www.elsiglo.com/mensual/2012/07/04/contenido/532314.asp Pa’l bote] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710031800/http://elsiglo.com/mensual/2012/07/04/contenido/532314.asp |date=2012-07-10 }} - El Siglo {{in lang|es}} but in November 2012 he was again released after spending 5 months in prison.[http://www.prensa.com/impreso/deportes/jose-luis-garces-fue-puesto-en-libertad/137214 José Luis Garcés fue puesto en libertad] - Prensa {{in lang|es}} In March 2013 he was reportedly targeted by armed men in Puerto Caimito but came out unharmed.[http://www.prensa.com/eric_ariel_montenegro/Jose-Luis-Garces-Puerto-Caimito_0_3628137186.html José Luis Garcés sale ileso tras balacera en Puerto Caimito] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

In June 2014, Garcés joined Tauro,[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Jose-Luis-Garces-nueva-Tauro_0_3956604494.html José Luis Garcés es la nueva ficha del Tauro] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} who released him in June 2015.[http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/tauro-confirma-7-bajas-para-el-apertura-entre-ellas-pistolero-garces Tauro confirma 7 bajas para el Apertura, entre ellas "Pistolero" Garcés] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619001324/http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/tauro-confirma-7-bajas-para-el-apertura-entre-ellas-pistolero-garces |date=2015-06-19 }} - Diario Pro {{in lang|es}} He subsequently moved to Plaza Amador.[http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/pistolero-garces-ficha-por-el-plaza-amador "Pistolero" Garcés ficha por el Plaza Amador] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619005015/http://www.diariopro.com/lpf/pistolero-garces-ficha-por-el-plaza-amador |date=2015-06-19 }} - Diario Pro {{in lang|es}}

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{{FIFA player|179552}} and played at the 2007[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=2008-10-24 }} - RSSSF and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=2014-07-26 }} - RSSSF

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.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	27 June 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{fb\|CUB}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	Friendly
2	28 January 2004	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|SLV}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly
3	17 November 2004	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{fb\|SLV}}	align=center \| 3–0	align=center \| 3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	26 March 2007	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	{{fb\|JAM}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly
5	8 June 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	{{fb\|HON}}	align=center \| 3–1	align=center \| 3–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6	10 June 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	{{fb\|CUB}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7	1 June 2008	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	{{fb\|GUA}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	Friendly
8	4 June 2008	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	{{fb\|CAN}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 2–2	Friendly
9	22 June 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|SLV}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

;Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División (1): 2005–06

;CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (1): 2007–08

;National team

Gold Cup runner-Up (1): 2005
UNCAF Nations Cup runner-Up (1): 2007

References

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