Jorge Martín Núñez

Jorge Núñez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza
Date of birth 22 January 1978 (1978-01-22) (age 34)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current club Rubio Ñu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Cerro Porteño 42 (5)
2000–2001 Club Guaraní 37 (2)
2002–2003 Cerro Porteño 32 (3)
2003–2004 Banfield 34 (1)
2004–2005 Arsenal de Sarandí 34 (2)
2005 Racing Club 8 (0)
2005–2006 Estudiantes 11 (0)
2007–2008 Cerro Porteño 54 (3)
2008– Rosario Central 11 (0)
2009–2010 Chacarita Juniors (loan) 16 (0)
2010– Rubio Ñu 18 (0)
National team
2003– Paraguay 23 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008

Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza (born 22 January 1978 in Asunción) is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for Club Rubio Ñu.

He has scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to Cerro Porteño. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield, Arsenal de Sarandí and Racing Club. Between 2005 and 2006, he played for Estudiantes de La Plata.

He had an opportunity to have a trial for Sheffield United at the start of the 2006/2007 season of the Premier League but opted against it as he was called up for international duty.

In 2007 Núñez returned to Paraguay to play for Cerro Porteño. In July 2008 he signed a contract with the Argentine team Rosario Central. In August 2009 he was loaned to Chacarita Juniors.

On 12 July 2010, Rubio Ñu have signed him to improve the squad.

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