Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez (born 24 February 1989) is a Venezuelan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Portuguesa FC His first steps in professional football were in Portuguesa FC, where he started playing as a midfielder. Later on, he passed over several field positions until reaching the forward spot.Juan Falcón, delantero por “cosas del destino” (Juan Falcón: Forward for "a matter of fate") ; Líder en Deportes, 27 April 2014
Falcón scored his first professional goal in a Copa Venezuela match against Zamora FC, which eventually would be his last destination in the local league after a small period in Trujillanos FC.
Zamora With Zamora, he won the league two times in a row and he became the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals.
FC Metz In mid 2014, he signed a three-year contract with French team FC Metz, in a transfer reported to be around €800,000.Juan Falcón llevará sus goles a Francia (Juan Falcón will bring his goals to France); El Universal, 18 April 2014 He left the club in 2016.
Retirement After two years without a club, Falcón confirmed on 17 January 2020, that he had retired at the age of 30 due to a knee injury.(+TUIT) Juan Falcón se retira del fútbol a los 30 años, solovenex.com, 17 January 2020
International career He made his debut on 23 March 2008, coming as a substitute against El Salvador.
Honours
Club Trujillanos Copa Venezuela: 2010
Zamora Venezuelan Primera División: 2012–13, 2013–14
Individual Venezuelan Primera División top goalscorer: 2013–14, 19 Goals
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