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Jorge Garcés

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Jorge Garcés
Garcés in 2007
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas
Date of birth (1954-05-13) 13 May 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Juan Fernández (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Santiago Wanderers
1975San Luis (loan)
1976Iberia (loan)
1977–1979 Real España
1979–1980 Lota Schwager
1980–1986 Francs Borains
1983–1984Rayo Vallecano (loan)
1984–1985Universidad Católica (loan)
1985–1986Deportes La Serena (loan)
1986–1987 RFC Arquennes
Managerial career
1989–1991 RFC Arquennes
1992 Provincial Osorno
1993 Everton
1994–1995 Cobreloa
1996 Deportes Temuco
1997 Deportes Puerto Montt
1998–1999 Municipal Iquique
1999–2001 Santiago Wanderers
2001 Chile (caretaker)
2002–2003 Chiapas
2004–2005 Everton
2006–2007 O'Higgins
2008 Deportes Concepción
2008 Unión Española
2010 Santiago Wanderers
2011 Ñublense
2011 Deportes Concepción
2014 Rangers
2016 San Antonio Unido
2019–2020 Fernández Vial
2021–2022 Santiago Wanderers
2024 Juan Fernández
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas (born 13 May 1954) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Juan Fernández Islands team for the 2024 Copa Chile.

Manager

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Garcés was born in Talca. He started his managerial career in 1989 with RFC Arquennes. In 1992, he won the Primera B Championship with Provincial Osorno.

Garcés joined Santiago Wanderers in 1999, getting promotion to First Division. In 2001, the team won the First Division championship, qualifying to the Copa Libertadores.

Following the resignation of Pedro García, manager of Chile national football team in 2001, Garcés was hired by the ANFP to coach the Chilean team, getting two defeats (Brazil 2–0 Chile, Colombia 3–1 Chile) and a draw (Chile 0–0 Ecuador).

O'Higgins hired Garcés for the 2007 Clausura, finishing second in the League Table. The club also reached the semi-finals. Garcés left the team in 2007.

In 2024, he assumed as coach of the Juan Fernández Islands team for the 2024 Copa Chile.[2]

Honours

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Provincial Osorno

Santiago Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ Jorge Garcés at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Vera, Pablo (21 February 2024). "Jorge Garcés vuelve a dirigir". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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