Juan Pablo García

This article is about the Mexican footballer. For the Mexican driver, see Juan Pablo Garcia (racing driver). For other people of similar name, see Pablo Garcia (disambiguation).

Juan Pablo García Contreras (born 24 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. After his retirement, he became depressed and alcoholic but has since recovered.

Juan Pablo García

Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo García Contreras
Date of birth	(1981-11-24) 24 November 1981
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Atlas	116	(26)
2005–2006	Chivas USA	38	(9)
2007	Tigres UANL	18	(2)
2008	Chiapas	9	(2)
2009–2010	Tigres UANL	19	(2)
2010	Veracruz	24	(1)
2011	Puebla	3	(0)
2012–2014	Mérida	6	(0)
International career
2004	Mexico U23	3	(0)
2005	Mexico	1	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Jaguares de Jalisco
2023	La Piedad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.

Club career

Garcia was trained in the FC Atlas youth system and made his debut in the Verano 2000 season against Pachuca CF. He signed with Chivas USA in July 2005 and returned to Mexico following the 2006 Major League Soccer season and signed with CD Tigres UANL.

Nicknamed Loquito, he last played for Mérida.

International career

He played for the Mexico national team at the 2004 Olympics. He received his first cap for the senior national team on July 10 in a 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

Honours

Mexico U23

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2004

External links

• Juan Pablo García at National-Football-Teams.com
• Juan Pablo García Contreras at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
• Juan Pablo García Contreras – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)