Jorge Daniel Achucarro (born 6 November 1981) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current assistant manager of Cerro Porteño.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Daniel Achucarro | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2007 | Cerro Porteño | 215 | (48) |
| 2008–2011 | Atlas | 45 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Banfield | 44 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Colón | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional | 21 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | 12 de Octubre | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | Deportivo Capiatá | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Chacarita Juniors | 17 | (8) |
| 2016 | Boca Unidos | 15 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | General Díaz | 15 | (3) |
| 2017 | Rubio Ñu | 20 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | (1) |
| 2019 | Club 4 de Agosto | ||
| 2019 | Club 8 de Setiembre | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Paraguay U23 | (1) | |
| 2003–2010 | Paraguay | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Cerro Porteño U16 | ||
| 2019– | Cerro Porteño (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Cerro Porteño (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Achucarro has played for the Paraguay national football team.
Career
editClub career
editAchucarro began his professional playing career in 1998 with Cerro Porteño, where he made over 200 appearances before leaving the club in 2008 to join the Mexican side Atlas.
In 2009, he was signed by Newell's Old Boys as a replacement for the club's former striker, the Paraguayan Santiago Salcedo.
Later and coaching career
editIn March 2019, Achucarro returned to the pitch, joining Paraguayan lower side Club 4 de Agosto in Areguá.[3] However, he moved to another club in the summer 2019, joining Club 8 de Setiembre in Valle Pucú, Areguá.[4]
Beside playing for 8 de Setiembre, which he was crowned champion of the 2019 Liga Regional de Areguá with,[5] Achucarro was also hired as U16 head coach at his former club Cerro Porteño.[6] On 9 October 2019, he was promoted as assistant coach to interim head coach, Víctor Bernay, for the rest of the season.[7] Achucarro stayed at the club for the 2020 season in a different role.[8]
References
edit- ^ Jorge Achucarro at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Jorge Achucarro". ESPN Soccernet.[dead link]
- ^ Achucarro vuelve al fútbol para vestir de blanco y negro, hoy.com.py, 6 March 2019
- ^ “Achu” cambia de club en Areguá, abc.com.py, 20 July 2019
- ^ Achucarro y Ángel Ortiz, campeones en Areguá, versus.com.py, 14 October 2019
- ^ Achucarro volvió a Cerro, abc.com.py, 3 September 2019
- ^ Jorge Achucarro, ready to contribute his experience, tigosports.com.py, 9 October 2019
- ^ Cerro: Zapag confirma a Chiqui y los cambios en la estructura, hoy.com.py, 20 December 2019
External links
edit- Jorge Daniel Achucarro at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Jorge Daniel Achucarro – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Jorge Achucarro at Soccerway
- Jorge Achucarro (2013/14) at ESPN FC
- Jorge Achucarro (2015/16) at ESPN FC
- Jorge Daniel Achucarro - Primera División statistics at Fútbol XXI[usurped] (in Spanish)
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