Juan Pablo García

Juan Pablo García Contreras (born November 24, 1981 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican retired footballer. After his retirement, he became depressed and alcoholic but has since recovered.[1]

This article is about the Mexican footballer. For the Mexican driver, see Juan Pablo Garcia (racing driver). For other people of similar name, see Pablo Garcia (disambiguation).
Juan Pablo García
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo García Contreras
Date of birth (1981-11-24) November 24, 1981
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jaguares de Jalisco (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Atlas 116 (26)
2005–2006 Chivas USA 38 (9)
2007 Tigres UANL 18 (2)
2008 Chiapas 9 (2)
2009–2010 Tigres UANL 19 (2)
2010 Veracruz 24 (1)
2011 Puebla 3 (0)
2012–2014 Mérida 6 (0)
National team
2005 Mexico 1 (0)
Teams managed
2020– Jaguares de Jalisco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.

Club career

Garcia was trained in the FC Atlas youth system and made his debut in the Verano 2000 season against Pachuca CF. He signed with Chivas USA in July 2005 and returned to Mexico following the 2006 Major League Soccer season and signed with CD Tigres UANL.

Nicknamed Loquito, he last played for Mérida.

International career

He played for the Mexico national team at the 2004 Olympics.[2] He received his first cap for the senior national team on July 10 in a 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

References
  1. Pasó 'Javán' de las canchas al alcohol zocalo.com.mx
  2. Juan Pablo García – FIFA competition record


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