Juan Pablo Grass Galvez (born 6 June 1980) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Playing career
Born in Bermejo, Grass made his senior debut with The Strongest on 16 March 1997, in a 2–0 win over Independiente Petrolero.[1] He moved to the latter club in the following year, scoring 23 league goals within three seasons.[2][3][4]
Grass spent the 2001 season with Real Potosí,[5] before returning to Independiente in the following year.[6] He then represented Stormers San Lorenzo in the 2003 campaign, before rejoining Potosí in 2004.
Grass played for Fancesa in 2006,[7] before rejoining Independiente for a third spell in 2007. He also played for Fancesa in 2016, before appearing with Alcalá in the following year.
At international level, Grass represented the Bolivia national under-20 team in the 1999 South American U-20 Championship.[8]
Managerial career
After retiring, Grass worked as manager of the youth teams of his main club Independiente. On 9 September 2022, he was named interim manager of the first team, after Marcelo Robledo resigned.[9] In November, he was named manager for the upcoming season, after Rodrigo Venegas left.[10]
On 16 February 2023, with just three matches into the new campaign, Grass was sacked.[11]
References
- ^ "The Strongest solitario puntero" [The Strongest sole leader] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 16 March 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "La lista sub-20" [The under-20 list] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Grass dirigirá a Independiente frente a Royal Pari" [Grass will manage Independiente against Royal Pari] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Temporada 2023: más del 50% de técnicos se queda en sus cargos" [2023 season: more than 50%¨of the managers remain on their roles] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Grass, primer técnico despedido por malos resultados en 2023" [Juan Pablo Grass, first manager fired for poor results in 2023] (in Spanish). El Deber. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
- Juan Pablo Grass at BDFA (in Spanish)