Jorge Amado Nunes

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Jorge Amado Nunes
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Full name Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán
Date of birth October 18, 1961 (1961-10-18) (age 46)
Place of birth    Berazategui, Argentina
Height 174cm
Playing position midfielder (football)
Youth clubs
Vélez Sársfield
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1979-1984
1984-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1989-1991
1992-1993
1993-1994
1996-1997
Cerro Porteño
Deportivo Cali
Elche CF
Vélez Sársfield
Deportivo Cali
Club Libertad
Universitario de Deportes
Chaco For Ever



25 (2)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (born October 18, 1961 in Berazategui, Argentina); is a former Paraguayan football midfielder that currently works as a coach.

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 as one of the most emblematic players in their history.

Nunes was part of the Paraguay national football team that competed in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

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 February 15th, 2007. "Crema" fans will always remember him as one of the best players the club ever had.

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