Juan Gonzalo Lorca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Gonzalo Lorca Donoso | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Colo-Colo | 26 | (8) |
| 2006 |
→ Huachipato (loan) | 35 | (11) |
| 2007–2008 |
→ Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2009 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Boulogne | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2012 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | (2) |
| 2012 |
Deportivo Quito | 12 | (2) |
| 2013 |
Rangers | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 |
Antofagasta | 33 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ñublense (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Magallanes | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 271 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Chile U20 | 9 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Chile | 11 | (1) |
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Gonzalo Lorca Donoso (born 15 January 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Lorca began his career with Colo-Colo's youth squad when he turned twelve years old. He began as an attacking midfielder, but soon made the switch to forward. On July 7, 2004, Lorca made his professional debut against
In 2006, Lorca was loaned to Chilean club
Lorca signed in
In January 2010,
He returned for 6 months on loan from
International career
Lorca has represented the
In 2006, he started to appear in friendly games with the adult squad and went on to be included by Nelson Acosta in the squad for 2007 Copa América despite not being a regular in his team at the time, Colo-Colo. He then got call ups from Marcelo Bielsa during the 2010 World Cup qualifying stage but remained an unused substitute in official games. However, he did play all the games in the 2008 Toulon Tournament, where he scored one goal.[3]
His only adult National Team goal to date was scored against Jamaica in a 2007 friendly which Chile won 1–0.[4]
Personal life
Lorca does not like to be called Juan, and says his family and friends call him Gonzalo or Chalo. He is the nephew of former Audax Italiano defender Benjamín Lorca, who also represented Chile at under-20 level in 1977.[5]
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División de Chile: 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura
References
- ^ Lorca vuelve a O'Higgins por seis meses
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Juan Gonzalo Lorca". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External links
- Juan Gonzalo Lorca at National-Football-Teams.com
