Jorge Búcaro

Jorge Adalberto Búcaro (born 1946) is a Salvadoran former football player and manager.

Jorge Búcaro
Personal information
Full name Jorge Adalberto Búcaro
Date of birth 1946
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1971 Águila
1972 Alianza
1973–1975 Platense
1976 FAS
International career
El Salvador 6 (0)
Managerial career
1997 Arcense
2005–2006 Salvadoreño (Armenia)
2007–2008 El Roble
2010 Santa Tecla
2014 Racing Jr
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2018

Club career

El Gancho (the Hook) Búcaro started his career in 1966 with Águila and won the 1968 league titla with them.[1] In 1971, he joined Alianza followed by a move to Platense with whom he won another league title in 1975.[2] He retired when playing with FAS in 1976.[3]

International career

Búcaro also played for El Salvador and has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] in 1968. He also was a squad member of the Selección when they played Honduras in 1969 which sparked the infamous Football War, but he did not make the squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

After retiring, Búcaro managed a crop of lower division sides like Salvadoreño (Armenia), Arcense and El Roble before taking charge of Second Division Santa Tecla.

References
  1. El Salvador - List of Final Tables - RSSSF
  2. Salvador - List of Final Tables - RSSSF
  3. ¿Qué PASó con... jorge búcaro? - ElSalvador.com (in Spanish)
  4. Jorge Búcaro – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Jorge Búcaro at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)


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