Juan Carlos Plata
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Juan Carlos Plata, nicknamed El Pin or Pin Plata, is a Guatemalan professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been the most prolific scorer among all active players in the world in top division leagues, and is among the top 60 goalscorers of all time in the world according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
18 goals across 14 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1996–2005| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-27 |  Panama | W3–0(h) | 41' 49' | UNCAF Cup | Guatemala City |
| 2005-02-21 |  Nicaragua | W4–0(h) | 11' | UNCAF Cup | Guatemala City |
| 2005-02-19 |  Belize | W2–0(h) | 72' (pen) | UNCAF Cup | Guatemala City |
| 2004-09-05 |  Costa Rica | W2–1(h) | 58' 73' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guatemala City |
| 2002-01-21 |  Mexico | L1–3(n) | 36' | Gold Cup | Pasadena |
| 2000-06-18 |  Antigua and Barbuda | W8–1(h) | 37' 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guatemala City |
| 2000-05-07 |  El Salvador | D1–1(a) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San Salvador |
| 2000-02-15 |  Trinidad and Tobago | L2–4(n) | 30' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
| 1998-02-08 |  Jamaica | L2–3(n) | 16' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
| 1998-02-05 |  Brazil | D1–1(n) | 90' | Gold Cup | Miami |
| 1996-12-21 |  United States | D2–2(n) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San Salvador |
| 1996-11-24 | Costa Rica | W1–0(n) | 34' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Los Angeles |
| 1996-05-10 | Nicaragua | W2–1(h) | 62' 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Guatemala City |
| 1996-05-05 | Nicaragua | W1–0(a) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Diriamba |
Honours
22 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours22 | ||||
| Liga Nacional de Guatemala | ×15 | 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | Municipal | |
| Domestic Cup | ×5 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004 | Municipal | |
| UNCAF Interclub Cup | ×2 | 2001, 2004 | Municipal | |
| Individual honours2 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Top Goalscorer | ×2 | 1996, 2005 | ||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Order of the Quetzal | 2009 | |||