Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born July 3, 1960 in Lo Barnechea), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras,[1] is a former Chilean football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1960 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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.
External links edit
- Jorge Contreras at National-Football-Teams.com
- playerhistory
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