Juan Carlos Pérez (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.
Juan Carlos Pérez
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Pérez Palacios
Date of birth (1972-01-09) 9 January 1972
Place of birth Cuenca, Ecuador
Team information
Current team
 El Nacional (manager)
Youth career
El Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
El Nacional
Managerial career
2001–2002 LDU Loja
2002–2005 Deportivo Loja
2005–2011 El Nacional (youth)
2012–2014 LDU Loja (assistant)
2013 LDU Loja (interim)
2015–2016 Grecia
2016 Deportivo Calceta
2017 Atlético Kin
2018 Vargas Torres
2018 Audaz Octubrino
2019 Olmedo (reserves)
2019 Quiteños
2020 Cumbayá (assistant)
2021 Baldor Bermeo
2023 Leones del Norte
2024–2025 El Nacional (assistant)
2025 El Nacional (interim)
2025– El Nacional
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Pérez Palacios (born 9 January 1972) is an Ecuadorian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of El Nacional.

Career

Born in Cuenca, Pérez made his first team debut with El Nacional at the age of 17, but would later retire and move to Argentina, where he obtained his managerial license.[1] He led Segunda Categoría sides LDU Loja and Deportivo Loja before returning to El Nacional in 2005, as a manager of the youth sides.[2]

Pérez returned to LDU Loja in 2012, as an assistant manager and director of the youth sides.[2] In May of the following year, he was named interim manager after Paúl Vélez left, and remained in charge for more than one month before the appointment of Álex Aguinaga.[3]

Pérez returned to managerial duties in 2015 with Grecia,[2] and worked at lower league sides Deportivo Calceta,[2] Atlético Kin,[2] Vargas Torres[4] and Audaz Octubrino.[5] During the 2019 season, he was in charge of Olmedo's reserve team before joining the affiliate side of Deportivo Quito, Quiteños.[2]

In 2020, Pérez was an assistant of Luis Espinel at Cumbayá, before being appointed manager of Baldor Bermeo in the following year.[2] He was named manager of Leones del Norte ahead of the 2023 season, before returning to El Nacional in March 2024, as an assistant of the first team.[1]

In June 2025, Pérez was appointed interim manager of El Nacional, after Omar Asad resigned.[6] On 15 July, he was confirmed as manager of the club for the remainder of the year.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrenador ratificado en El Nacional: ¿quién es Juan Carlos Pérez?" [Manager confirmed at El Nacional: who is Juan Carlos Pérez?] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Los "profes" de Segunda Categoría 2021, más allá de las estrategias y sistemas de juego" [The 2021 Segunda Categoría "profs", beyond strategies and game systems] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Alex Aguinaga dirigira a Liga de Loja en el torneo local y en la Sudamericana" [Alex Aguinaga will manage Liga de Loja in the local tournament and in the Sudamericana] (in Spanish). The San Diego Union-Tribune. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Vargas Torres tiene nuevo cuerpo técnico" [Vargas Torres have a new technical staff] (in Spanish). La Hora. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "En el zonal de ascenso Audaz Octubrino juega en casa contra Atenas" [In the promotion zone, Audaz Octubrino play at home against Atenas] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ "DOS ECUATORIANOS: El Nacional tiene 5 opciones para DT" [TWO ECUADORIANS: El Nacional have 5 options for manager] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ^ "El Nacional respalda la continuidad de Juan Carlos Pérez como técnico principal" [El Nacional back Juan Carlos Pérez's continuity as head coach] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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