Jorge Achucarro

{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jorge Achucarro | image = | fullname = Jorge Daniel Achucarro | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|6}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=5128|name=Jorge Achucarro }}</ref> | birth_place = Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | currentclub = Cerro Porteño (assistant) | height = 1.74 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/wc/player?id=111809&lang=en |title=Jorge Achucarro |publisher=ESPN Soccernet}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | position = Striker | years1 = 1998–2007 | years2 = 2008–2011 | years3 = 2009–2010 | years4 = 2011–2012 | years5 = 2012–2013 | years6 = 2013–2014 | years7 = 2014–2015 | years8 = 2015 | years9 = 2015–2016 | years10= 2016 | years11= 2016–2017 | years12= 2017 | years13= 2017–2018 | years14= 2019 | years15= 2019 | clubs1 = Cerro Porteño | clubs2 = Atlas | clubs3 = → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | clubs4 = Banfield | clubs5 = Colón | clubs6 = Nacional | clubs7 = 12 de Octubre | clubs8 = Deportivo Capiatá | clubs9 = Chacarita Juniors | clubs10= Boca Unidos | clubs11= General Díaz | clubs12= Rubio Ñu | clubs13= Deportivo Capiatá | clubs14= Club 4 de Agosto | clubs15= Club 8 de Setiembre | caps1 = 215 | caps2 = 45 | caps3 = 31 | caps4 = 44 | caps5 = 9 | caps6 = 21 | caps7 = 19 | caps8 = 14 | caps9 = 17 | caps10= 15 | caps11= 15 | caps12= 20 | caps13= 22 | goals1 = 48 | goals2 = 11 | goals3 = 8 | goals4 = 5 | goals5 = 1 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 1 | goals8 = 3 | goals9 = 8 | goals10= 2 | goals11= 3 | goals12= 3 | goals13= 1 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = Paraguay U23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2010 | nationalteam2 = Paraguay | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | manageryears1 = 2019 | managerclubs1 = Cerro Porteño U16 | manageryears2 = 2019– | managerclubs2 = Cerro Porteño (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2024 | managerclubs3 = Cerro Porteño (interim) | manageryears4 = 2025 | managerclubs4 = Cerro Porteño (interim) | manageryears5 = 2026 | managerclubs5 = Cerro Porteño (interim) }}

'''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== ===Club career=== 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=== In March 2019, Achucarro returned to the pitch, joining Paraguayan lower side Club 4 de Agosto in Areguá.<ref>[https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/achucarro-vuelve-al-futbol-para-vestir-de-blanco-y-negro Achucarro vuelve al fútbol para vestir de blanco y negro], hoy.com.py, 6 March 2019</ref> However, he moved to another club in the summer 2019, joining Club 8 de Setiembre in Valle Pucú, Areguá.<ref>[https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/2019/07/20/achu-cambia-de-club-en-aregua/ “Achu” cambia de club en Areguá], abc.com.py, 20 July 2019</ref>

Beside playing for 8 de Setiembre, which he was crowned champion of the 2019 Liga Regional de Areguá with,<ref>[https://www.versus.com.py/2019/10/14/achucarro-y-angel-ortiz-campeones-como-jugador/ Achucarro y Ángel Ortiz, campeones en Areguá], versus.com.py, 14 October 2019</ref> Achucarro was also hired as U16 head coach at his former club Cerro Porteño.<ref>[https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/2019/09/03/achucarro-asumio-en-cerro/ Achucarro volvió a Cerro], abc.com.py, 3 September 2019</ref> On 9 October 2019, he was promoted as assistant coach to interim head coach, Víctor Bernay, for the rest of the season.<ref>[http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/cerro-porteno-achucarro-asistente-de-bernay Jorge Achucarro, ready to contribute his experience], tigosports.com.py, 9 October 2019</ref> Achucarro stayed at the club for the 2020 season in a different role.<ref>[https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/cerro-zapag-confirma-a-chiqui-y-los-cambios-en-la-estructura Cerro: Zapag confirma a Chiqui y los cambios en la estructura], hoy.com.py, 20 December 2019</ref>

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==External links== * {{Liga MX player|68974|Jorge Daniel Achucarro}} * {{MedioTiempo|jorge-daniel-achucarro|Jorge Daniel Achucarro}} * {{Soccerway|jorge-achucarro/20774}} * {{ESPN FC|113746|Jorge Achucarro (2013/14)}} * {{ESPN FC|72585|Jorge Achucarro (2015/16)}} * {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130102233410/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=14167&SEOFutbolista=Achucarro+Jorge+Daniel Jorge Daniel Achucarro - Primera División statistics at Fútbol XXI]}} {{in lang|es}}

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