Jorge Búcaro Explained

Jorge Búcaro
Fullname:Jorge Adalberto Búcaro
Birth Date:5 May 1946
Birth Place:San Miguel, El Salvador
Death Place:Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1966–1971
Years2:1972
Years3:1973–1975
Years4:1976
Clubs4:FAS
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1997
Manageryears2:2005–2006
Manageryears3:2007–2008
Manageryears4:2010
Manageryears5:2014
Managerclubs4:Santa Tecla
Pcupdate:8 May 2018

Jorge Adalberto Búcaro (5 May 1946 – 26 October 2023) was a Salvadoran football player and manager.

Club career

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]

International career

Búcaro also played for El Salvador and has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches 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.

Managerial career

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.

Death

Jorge Búcaro died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 77.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/elsalhist.html El Salvador - List of Final Tables
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/elsalhist.html Salvador - List of Final Tables
  3. http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6429&idArt=3797612 ¿Qué PASó con... jorge búcaro?
  4. News: Falleció Jorge Búcaro, ex gloria del fútbol nacional . 28 October 2023 . Cancha . 26 October 2023.