Jorge Roldán
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Jorge Roldán Popol (born 1941?), known popularly as El Grillo ("cricket") is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder.
Roldán played almost his entire career for the local team Aurora FC, being perhaps the most emblematic individual ever for that club. He also became a member and later captain of the Guatemala national team, participating in the 1968 Olympic Games and in two World Cup qualifying campaigns.
He has managed clubs in Guatemala for over three decades, and has coached the national team at all levels. He is the last Guatemalan coach to win the domestic league title.
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[edit] Playing career
Roldán debuted in the Guatemalan Liga Mayor with Aurora in 1958, at the age of 17, under coach Rubén Amorín. He helped Aurora win three national league titles in four years, in the 1964, 1966, and 1967-68 seasons, the first three championships ever won by the club. He played for Aurora from 1958 to 1973, and went on to become their captain; he scored 111 goals in all competitions for the club, being their highest goalscorer ever.[1]
He was the first Guatemalan footballer ever to play professionally for a club in Spain, when he did it with Hércules CF in 1972.[2][3]
Roldán played for the national youth squad that won the 1958 Juegos Centroamericanos Juveniles.[4][5] He was the captain of the Guatemala team that qualified to and reached quarterfinals in the 1968 Olympic tournament.
He played in two matches during the 1970 World Cup qualification process and in six matches at the 1974 qualifying rounds.
He retired from playing in 1974, and became a coach shortly after.
[edit] Coaching career
Roldán has coached several teams, notably his former playing club Aurora. In 1975, he led them to their fourth league title; he also won the IX Copa Fraternidad in 1979, and won league titles again in 1986 and in the 1992-93 season,[1] being, as of 2006, the last domestic coach to win a national title in Guatemala.[4] The 1992-93 title was also the last championship won by Aurora.
Roldán has also coached the Guatemala national team, during part of the 1990 World Cup qualifying campaign (where he was substituted by Rubén Amorín),[6] at the 1988 Olympic tournament, and at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup. In 2004, prior to the qualifying tournament for the 2006 World Cup, he was named Director General of the national football teams.[7]
[edit] Honours
As a player
- Guatemalan Liga Mayor winner: 1964, 1966, 1967-68
- Highest goalscorer in the history of Aurora FC (111)
- In 1999, the IFFHS voted Roldán the third best Guatemalan player of the 20th Century, and 31st in CONCACAF.[8]
As a coach
- Guatemalan Liga Mayor winner: 1975, 1986, 1992-93
- Copa Fraternidad: 1979
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol (Aurora FC profile). Prensa Libre. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ (Spanish) "El Tanque ya alcanza objetivos". La Voz de Galicia S.A. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Un tanque en España". Diario La Hora. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ a b (Spanish) Jorge Roldán: Falta confianza (interview with Jorge Roldán). Prensa Libre. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ (Spanish) Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol - 1950-1959. Prensa Libre. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ (Spanish) Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol - 1980-1989. Prensa Libre. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
- ^ (Spanish) "Se terminó la espera - Selección de fútbol con nuevo técnico". Diario La Hora. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. IFFHS' Century Elections. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
[edit] Further reading
- (Spanish) Short biography
