Juan Coca

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Juan Coca
Personal information
Full name Juan Antonio Agustin Coca Nogueres
Date of birth (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Juan,
Puerto Rico
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 San Marco Avenza
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2007 Guaynabo Fluminense
2007–2011 Adianez Eagles
2012 Notre Dame Falcons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Guaynabo Fluminense
2013 Liverpool Warriors 2 (0)
2013 Burgos B 8 (1)
2014– Kultsu FC 55 (7)
International career‡
2012–2013 Puerto Rico U-20 6 (0)
2012–2019 Puerto Rico 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2019 [1]

Juan Antonio Agustin Coca Nogueres (born 31 May 1993 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican footballer, who plays as a striker for Kultsu FC. [2]

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Career

Coca started his career with the Eagles soccer team of the Colegio Adianez in Guaynabo and played club side for Conquistadores Guaynabo FC. [3] He played until 2011 for the college and later began his senior career with Club Conquistadores de Guaynabo SC in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. [4] He played three years for Guaynabo Fluminense FC before leaving for his studies at Notre Dame College in Ohio. [5] During his studies, he spent a half year with National Premier Soccer League club Liverpool Warriors, but played only two games with the team. [6] In June 2013, he signed for the reserve side of Spanish club Burgos CF in the Primera Categoria León. [7]

On 20 March 2014, Coca signed for Kakkonen club Kultsu FC. [8]

International

Coca is a member of the Puerto Rico national football team [9] and played his debut on 6 January 2012 in a friendly game against Nicaragua in the Bayamón Soccer Complex in Bayamón. [10] Coca was also part of the preliminary squad for the 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup [11] and played in the 2013 CONCACAF Under 20 Championship in Mexico. [12]

International goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first. [9]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2016 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 1–04–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.3–0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kultsu FC >>> Otteluraportti". Kultsu. Retrieved 8 July 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
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  8. ↑ "Kultsu FC:n uudet pelaajat allekirjoitustilaisuudessa". Kultsu. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Juan Coca". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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  12. ↑ "Barbados se enfrenta a Puerto Rico en el Sub 20 del Caribe". Barbados Pordes Cubrir. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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