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Jorge Martín (footballer)

Jorge Martín (footballer)

Spanish footballer and manager

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín de San Pablo and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez de Rojas.

Jorge Juan Martín de San Pablo Sánchez de Rojas (born 24 November, 1975), known simply as Jorge, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, and the manager of RSD Alcalá.

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Playing career

Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Jorge spent most of his senior career, which spanned 16 seasons, in Segunda División B and Tercera División. In 2005, he signed for CD Guadalajara in the former level, where he remained until his retirement seven years later.

Jorge contributed with 33 games in the 2010–11 campaign – playoffs included – as the side promoted to Segunda División for the first time in their history. On 27 August, 2011, aged nearly 36, he played his first match as a professional, a 1–1 home draw against UD Las Palmas in which he featured the full 90 minutes.[1]

Coaching career

Jorge retired at the end of 2011–12, after totalling 992 minutes of action to help Guadalajara retain their league status. He continued linked to the club in the following years, as an assistant general manager,[2] youth coach and assistant to the first team.

References

  1. [1]
    "C.D. Guadalajara 1–1 U.D. Las Palmas, SAD" (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Jorge, adjunto al mánager general" [Jorge, assistant to general manager] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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