Juan Pablo Grass
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Grass Galvez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermejo, Bolivia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| The Strongest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | The Strongest | (0) | |
| 1998–2000 | Independiente Petrolero | (23) | |
| 2001 | Real Potosí | (9) | |
| 2002 | Independiente Petrolero | (4) | |
| 2003 | Stormers San Lorenzo | ||
| 2004–2006 | Real Potosí | (8) | |
| 2006 | Fancesa | (4) | |
| 2007 | Independiente Petrolero | ||
| 2016 | Fancesa | ||
| 2017 | Alcalá | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Bolivia U20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Independiente Petrolero (youth) | |||
| 2022 | Independiente Petrolero (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Independiente Petrolero | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Pablo Grass Galvez (born 6 June 1980) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Bermejo, Grass made his senior debut with The Strongest on 16 March 1997, in a 2–0 win over Independiente Petrolero.[1] He moved to the latter club in the following year, scoring 23 league goals within three seasons.[2][3][4]
Grass spent the 2001 season with Real Potosí,[5] before returning to Independiente in the following year.[6] He then represented Stormers San Lorenzo in the 2003 campaign, before rejoining Potosí in 2004.
Grass played for Fancesa in 2006,[7] before rejoining Independiente for a third spell in 2007. He also played for Fancesa in 2016, before appearing with Alcalá in the following year.
At international level, Grass represented the Bolivia national under-20 team in the 1999 South American U-20 Championship.[8]
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring, Grass worked as manager of the youth teams of his main club Independiente. On 9 September 2022, he was named interim manager of the first team, after Marcelo Robledo resigned.[9] In November, he was named manager for the upcoming season, after Rodrigo Venegas left.[10]
On 16 February 2023, with just three matches into the new campaign, Grass was sacked.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Strongest solitario puntero" [The Strongest sole leader] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 16 March 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "La lista sub-20" [The under-20 list] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Grass dirigirá a Independiente frente a Royal Pari" [Grass will manage Independiente against Royal Pari] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Temporada 2023: más del 50% de técnicos se queda en sus cargos" [2023 season: more than 50%¨of the managers remain on their roles] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Grass, primer técnico despedido por malos resultados en 2023" [Juan Pablo Grass, first manager fired for poor results in 2023] (in Spanish). El Deber. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Juan Pablo Grass at BDFA (in Spanish)