team roster 2008 season stats GP Goals Assists 16 2 2 name: Juan Toja position: M height: 6-1 weight:172 Birthdate: May 24, 1985 Hometown: Bogota, Colombia last club: River Plate (Argentina)

Regular Season Stats

full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights

year	team	gp	gs	min	g	a	sht	sog	fc	fs	c	ej
2008	FC Dallas	16	15	1,283	2	2	21	13	32	23	3	0
Career		43	42	3,671	8	3	54	29	115	64	7	0

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	teams	video description
07/19/08	Rapids @ FC Dallas	Juan Toja pulls FCD ahead
03/30/08	Chivas USA @ FC Dallas	Gol de Toja ante Chivas USA (30/3/08)
03/30/08	Chivas USA @ FC Dallas	03/30/08: Chivas USA @ FC Dallas - Juan Toja goal

Acquired

Signed on Feb 28, 2007 from River Plate (ARG).

Professional Experience

2007: Scored his first MLS goal, the game-winner, in 2-1 win at KC on 5/12…Tallied another game-winner in 2-1 win at CHI on 5/17…Scored his fourth goal in 1-0 victory at COL on 6/23, his team-leading third game-winner…Scored two in historic comeback at DC on 7/14 and earned MLS Player of the Week honors for his effort…Was named to the MLS All-Star Game, starting and scoring the second goal of the MLS team's 2-0 win over Celtic FC on 7/19 in Colorado…Started all three SuperLiga matches and tallied a goal and an assist…Left USOC quarterfinal game vs. Charleston at halftime on 8/7 with a sprained ankle, which kept him out for the next two regular season games…Missed 9/15 game at NE due to sprained right ankle…Returned to play full 90 on 9/20 in 1-1 tie with CHI… Started 27 regular season games, finishing second on the team with 6 goals…Appeared in all 4 USOC games and all 3 SuperLiga games, scoring once vs. LA on 7/31 in SuperLiga match…His 34 appearances in all competitions tied for second on the team with Alvarez and Moor.

2006: Played 5 games in the Copa Libertadores Tournament for River Plate, scoring once…played in only three Torneo Verano games…was loaned to River Plate from Santa Fe in January 2006.

2003-2005: Joined Colombian-club Santa Fe at age 16, playing for the club's U-19 team for six months…was promoted to the first team in early 2004, where he played 25 games in the next two seasons…

International

Was a member of Colombia's U-20 side that won the South American Championship in 2005…was also a part of the Colombian U-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships in Holland, where the team was eliminated in the second round to Argentina's and Leonel Messi.

Personal

As a youth, attended school named Politecnico in Bogoto, Colombia…family sustained a tragedy when brother Sebastian, one year younger, was involved in an accident that claimed his life when Juan was 14 years old...also played volleyball as a youth…has had long hair any chance he's had…though at school he was not permitted to have long hair, would grow it out while on vacation before getting it cut for school each year…is a fan of a variety of music, especially rock with his favorite performer being the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, and the Police…also likes salsa music such as Soda Histerio…and is now also a fan of rap and reggaeton music…his grandfather on his dad's side, also named Juan Carlos Toja, was born in Uruguay and played professional soccer in his country for Peñarol…later moved to Colombia and played for Medellin and Cocuta…grandfather on mother's side - Victor Vega, is Colombian and played professionally for Santa Fe, Millonarios, and was a member of the Colombian National Team…full name is Juan Carlos Toja Vega.