Juan Carlos Cubillas

Juan Carlos Cubillas (born 20 October 1971) is a Panamanian retired football midfielder. He is currently the manager of Panama U-17.

Club career Cubillas spent the majority of his career with local side Tauro. In summer 2005, he went to play alongside compatriot Ángel Luis Rodríguez for Ecuadoran second division team Santa Rita.

International career Cubillas made his debut for Panama in a June 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belize and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

His final international was a February 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 6 October 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 27 May 2001 Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras 3–0 6–0 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Managerial career Cubillas was named manager of Tauro in April 2010, but was replaced by Rolando Palma in November 2011. He took charge of Plaza Amador in January 2012 but was already dismissed in February 2012. In February 2014 Cubillas was appointed head coach of the Panama national under-17 football team.