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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Enrique García Rivas | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-04-16)April 16, 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Bolívar,Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1996 | Minervén | 160 | (49) |
| 1996–1997 | Caracas | 33 | (12) |
| 1997–1998 | Zulia | 25 | (15) |
| 1998–1999 | U. de Los Andes | 22 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Caracas | 38 | (24) |
| 2000–2001 | ItalChacao | 11 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Táchira | 33 | (34) |
| 2002 | Monagas | 18 | (8) |
| 2003–2005 | Mineros | (34) | |
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Táchira | 35 | (21) |
| 2006 | Mineros | 7 | (9) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Pasto | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Mineros | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Zamora | 25 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Mineros | 28 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Estudiantes Mérida | 31 | (8) |
| 2011 | Zamora | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Angostura | 33 | (19) |
| 2012–2013 | Zulia | ||
| 2013 | Deportivo La Guaira | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2009 | Venezuela | 49 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2012 | |||
Juan Enrique García Rivas (born April 16, 1970) is aVenezuelanfootball striker. He is the all-time leading goalscorer in theVenezuelan Primera División, and has been league top scorer in five different seasons[1] (also a record).
García played for a number of different clubs in Venezuela. He started his career withMinervén in 1988. In 1996, he joinedCaracas FC where he was part of the championship winning squad. The following season, he joinedZulia 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 withDeportivo Táchira and claimed his second topscorer award. He was topscorer again in the following two seasons withMonagas andMineros.
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 withDeportivo Pasto ofColombia
García played 49 times for theVenezuela national team between 1993 and 2009, scoring 7 goals.[2] He was included in threeCopa América squads in1993,1995 and1999. He also played inWorld Cup Qualifiers for the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups.
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