Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez (born 24 February 1989) is a Venezuelan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Portuguesa FC
His first steps in professional football were in Portuguesa FC, where he started playing as a midfielder. Later on, he passed over several field positions until reaching the forward spot.[1]
Falcón scored his first professional goal in a Copa Venezuela match against Zamora FC, which eventually would be his last destination in the local league after a small period in Trujillanos FC.
Zamora
With Zamora, he won the league two times in a row and he became the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals.
FC Metz
In mid 2014, he signed a three-year contract with French team FC Metz, in a transfer reported to be around €800,000.[2] He left the club in 2016.
Retirement
After two years without a club, Falcón confirmed on 17 January 2020, that he had retired at the age of 30 due to a knee injury.[3]
International career
He made his debut on 23 March 2008, coming as a substitute against El Salvador.
Honours
Club
- Trujillanos
- Zamora
Individual
- Venezuelan Primera División top goalscorer: 2013–14, 19 Goals
References
- ^ Juan Falcón, delantero por “cosas del destino” (Juan Falcón: Forward for "a matter of fate") Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Líder en Deportes, 27 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Falcón llevará sus goles a Francia (Juan Falcón will bring his goals to France); El Universal, 18 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ (+TUIT) Juan Falcón se retira del fútbol a los 30 años, solovenex.com, 17 January 2020
External links
- FC Metz official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 July 2014) (in French)
- Juan Falcón at National-Football-Teams.com