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Jorge Achucarro
Personal information
Full name Jorge Daniel Achucarro
Date of birth (1981-11-06) 6 November 1981 (age 43)[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

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.

Achucarro has played for the Paraguay national football team.

Career

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Club career

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Achucarro 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Jorge Achucarro at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Jorge Achucarro". ESPN Soccernet.[dead link]
  3. ^ Achucarro vuelve al fútbol para vestir de blanco y negro, hoy.com.py, 6 March 2019
  4. ^ “Achu” cambia de club en Areguá, abc.com.py, 20 July 2019
  5. ^ Achucarro y Ángel Ortiz, campeones en Areguá, versus.com.py, 14 October 2019
  6. ^ Achucarro volvió a Cerro, abc.com.py, 3 September 2019
  7. ^ Jorge Achucarro, ready to contribute his experience, tigosports.com.py, 9 October 2019
  8. ^ Cerro: Zapag confirma a Chiqui y los cambios en la estructura, hoy.com.py, 20 December 2019
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