Juan Carlos Cubillas


Juan Carlos Cubillas is a retired Panamanian football midfielder.
He is currently 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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 1996Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 May 2001Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras3–06–02001 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.