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Jorge Búcaro
Salvadoran footballer and manager (1946–2023)
Jorge Adalberto Búcaro (5 May 1946 – 26 October 2023) was a Salvadoran football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Adalberto Búcaro | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-05-05)5 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 26 October 2023(2023-10-26) (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Huehuetenango, Guatemala | ||
| 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 | |||
El Gancho (the Hook) Búcaro started his career in 1966 with Águila and won the 1968 league title 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]
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.
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.
Jorge Búcaro died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 77.[5]
- ¿Qué PASó con... jorge búcaro? - ElSalvador.com (in Spanish)
- Jorge Búcaro – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Falleció Jorge Búcaro, ex gloria del fútbol nacional". Cancha. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- Jorge Búcaro at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
- "Falleció esta leyenda del fútbol nacional, militó en Águila, Alianza, Platense entre otros". El Futbolero Salvador (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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