Juan Carlos Plata
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–2010 | Municipal | 553 | (299) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2006 | Guatemala | 86 | (35) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2010 |
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Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football 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.
He is also the second-highest goalscorer in the history of the Guatemala national team behind Carlos Ruiz.
Plata played all of his professional club career for CSD Municipal and is also the all-time top goalscorer for that club; he has broken virtually every scoring record associated with professional football in Guatemala. He also has won 15 domestic league titles, 5 domestic cup titles, and 2 international titles playing for Municipal.
Plata was not a very physically gifted player, but he was a technical player with a good sense of positioning and playing without the ball. He was not only a good finisher but he could also be a creative playmaker and passer. His personal-best 33 goals in one season came at age 35, a testament to his reliance on intelligent play instead of pure athletic ability.
Plata, born in Guatemala City, made his debut in the Liga Mayor (Major League, now Liga Nacional) in the 1990–1991 league season, won by Municipal, under coach Rubén Amorín. He has since been a regular for the club, and has helped them win 14 league titles, 5 domestic cups, and 2 Central American championships.
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