Jorge Contreras
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Chilean footballer (born 1960)
For the Chilean Olympic rower, see Jorge Contreras (rower).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Contreras and the second or maternal family name is Lira.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira | ||
| Date of birth | (1960年07月03日) 3 July 1960 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Palestino | ||
| 1981–1982 | Regional Atacama | ||
| 1983 | Palestino | ||
| 1983–1989 | Las Palmas | 144 | (46) |
| 1989–1992 | Universidad Catolica | ||
| 1993–1994 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Tampico Madero | 10 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1997 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1998 | Palestino | ||
| International career | |||
| 1983–1997 | Chile | 25 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 2010 | Cobreloa (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 2012–2016 | Barnechea (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Barnechea | ||
| 2017–2018 | Barnechea (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| 2019–2020 | Deportes Iberia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960 in Lo Barnechea), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras,[1] is a former Chilean football forward.
Career
[edit ]He made his international debut in the 1983 Copa del Pacífico [es], a friendly match versus Peru, where Chile won by 2–0.[2] He earned 25 caps for the Chile national team during his career, scoring two goals.[3] Contreras retired in 1998.[4]
Personal life
[edit ]Contreras is the uncle of the footballer Diego Corral.[5]
Honours
[edit ]Player
[edit ]- Universidad Católica
- Colo-Colo
- Chile[3]
Manager
[edit ]- Barnechea
References
[edit ]- ^ "Lanzan libro sobre la carrera de Jorge "Coke" Contreras". AdPrensa (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (3 July 2022). "Jorge Contreras: El volante de Chile en el subcampeonato de América de 1987". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh . Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Jorge Contreras". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Contreras". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Ortiz, Matías (17 February 2025). ""Tiene las mismas características que Pablo Solari; ojalá juegue en Las Palmas y me supere"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Jorge Contreras at National-Football-Teams.com
- playerhistory
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