Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (born 18 October 1961) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder and has been a member of the Paraguay national team.

Jorge Amado Nunes
Personal information
Full name Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán
Date of birth (1961-10-18) 18 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Berazategui, Argentina[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Cerro Porteño
1984–1986 Deportivo Cali
1986–1987 Elche CF
1987–1988 Vélez Sársfield 25 (2)
1989–1991 Deportivo Cali
1992–1993 Club Libertad
1993–1995 Universitario de Deportes (24)
1996–1997 Chaco For Ever
International career
1985–1993 Paraguay 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

Club career

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Nicknamed "El Cenizo", Nunes played in several teams in his career such as Libertad, Cerro Porteño, Vélez Sársfield, Deportivo Cali, Universitario de Deportes and Elche CF. Nunes spent his best years as a footballer in Deportivo Cali and Universitario of Peru, where he is considered one of the most emblematic players in their history.

International career

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Born in Argentina to Paraguayan parents, Nunes has dual citizenship.[2] He was part of the Paraguay national football team that competed in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Managerial career

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In his coaching career, Nunes worked with several Colombian teams such as Deportivo Cali, América de Cali and Millonarios. He was the assistant coach of José Hernández, who was in charge of the Panama national football team during the 2006 World Cup qualification. He also coached Universitario de Deportes in the season 2006/2007 terminating his contract by mutual agreement with the chairmen on 15 February 2007. "Crema" fans will always remember him as one of the best players the club ever had.

References

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  1. ^ "Jorge Amado Nunes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ Jorge Amado Nunes: "Hablé con él el domingo y el lunes quería que llegara a Universitario" on YouTube
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