José Luis Garcés Rivera (born 9 May 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Liga Panameña de Fútbol side San Francisco.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,José Garcés llegó y está en la plantilla oficial del Gremio - Crítica Uruguay,Uruguayo 2005/2006 - Nacional Bulgaria,El CSKA Sofía fichó al delantero panameño José Luis Garcés - Terra and PortugalJosé Luis Garcés logra acuerdo con Academica - La Prensa 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,"Pistolero" Garcés se montará en el "expreso" - Crítica where he got arrested a couple of timesPistolero Garcés es abaleado, permanece hospitalizado - TVN-2 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,Pa’l bote - El Siglo but in November 2012 he was again released after spending 5 months in prison.José Luis Garcés fue puesto en libertad - Prensa In March 2013 he was reportedly targeted by armed men in Puerto Caimito but came out unharmed.José Luis Garcés sale ileso tras balacera en Puerto Caimito - La Prensa
In June 2014, Garcés joined Tauro,José Luis Garcés es la nueva ficha del Tauro - La Prensa who released him in June 2015.Tauro confirma 7 bajas para el Apertura, entre ellas "Pistolero" Garcés - Diario Pro He subsequently moved to Plaza Amador."Pistolero" Garcés ficha por el Plaza Amador - Diario Pro
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 qualifiers matches and played at the 2007CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - 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. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition127 June 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–0 Friendly228 January 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–0 1–1 Friendly317 November 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 3–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification426 March 2007National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica 1–0 1–1 Friendly58 June 2007Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 3–1 3–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup610 June 2007Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 1–0 2–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup71 June 2008Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly84 June 2008Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 2–1 2–2 Friendly922 June 2008Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–0 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
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