Juan Enrique García
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Enrique García Rivas | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes de Merida FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
Juan Enrique García Rivas (born April 16, 1970 in Bolívar) is a Venezuelan football striker. He currently plays for Estudiantes de Mérida. He is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Primera División Venezolana, and has been league top scorer in five different seasons[1] (also a record).
Career
García played for a number of different clubs in Venezuela. He started his career with Minervén in 1988. In 1996, he joined Caracas FC where he was part of the championship winning squad. The following season he joined Zulia where he won another league championship.
In 1999, he returned to Caracas FC where he became the top scorer in Venezuelan football for the first time. In the 2001-02 season he won another league title with Deportivo Táchira and claimed his second topscorer award. He was topscorer again in the following two seasons with Monagas and Mineros.
For the 2005-06 season, he returned to Deportivo Táchira where he became topscorer for the fifth time.
In 2007, he had a brief spell with Deportivo Pasto of Colombia
García played 47 times for the Venezuela national team between 1993 and 2004, scoring 7 goals.[2] He was included in three Copa América squads in 1993, 1995 and 1999. He also played in World Cup Qualifiers for the 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
Titles
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 |  Caracas FC |
Primera División Venezolana |
| 1997–1998 | Zulia |
Primera División Venezolana |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Táchira |
Primera División Venezolana |
Individual awards
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Caracas FC |
Primera División Venezolana topscorer 24 goals |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Táchira |
Primera División Venezolana topscorer 34 goals |
| 2002–2003 | Monagas/Mineros |
Primera División Venezolana topscorer 19 goals |
| 2003–2004 | Mineros |
Primera División Venezolana topscorer 18 goals |
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Táchira |
Primera División Venezolana topscorer 21 goals |
References
External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Bolívar (state)
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football forwards
- Venezuela international footballers
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1995 Copa América players
- 1999 Copa América players
- Deportivo Italia players
- Estudiantes de Mérida players
- Venezuelan football biography stubs