Jorge Armua is a Uruguayan former

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and head coach of several

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soccer clubs. He is currently the head coach of Clarkson soccer club.

Playing career

Armua began his professional career in his native Uruguay in the

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with

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. His greatest achievement with the club was being awarded the golden ball trophy in 1976 which recognized the best player of the season. In 1987, he played in the

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with Nacional Latino.

Managerial career

His first managerial job was with the

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of the original

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where he served as an assistant coach. His first head coach position was with the

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of the

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in 1993. His greatest achievement with Scarborough was reaching the Ontario cup finals, which ended in a 3–0 defeat in penalty shootout to the

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. In 1995, he was selected along with Mark Konert as the head coaches for the CNSL All-Star team against

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. In 1998, The Astros relocated to

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and joined the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. In their first season in the CPSL the club finished fourth overall in the standings and reached the semi-finals, but were defeated by the

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. He coached the

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and won the

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. Armua returned to the CPSL in 2004 to coach the

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. He repeated Hamilton's previous success by once again claiming the Western Conference title and securing a playoff berth. In the postseason the Thunder faced

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in the semi-finals, but were defeated by a score of 2–0. Armua resumed his duties as head coach for Hamilton for the 2005 season. Where he once again added more silverware to Hamilton's cabinet by successfully defending their Western Conference title for the third year in a row. The achievement allowed the Thunder Crew a bye to the semi-finals, where the club would face the Oakville Blue Devils - unfortunately Hamilton were deprived of five core players from the starting lineup because the players were affiliated with the Woodbridge Azzuri which consequently discontinued their association with Hamilton resulting in a shortage of players for the club which led to their defeat to Oakville. In 2007, he was appointed head coach of Portuguese Supra midway through the season. He achieved the club's first victory since 15 July 2007 on a 2–1 win over North York Astros. Unfortunately Armua's attempt to revive Supra meet in vain as the club finished last in the International Division, and second last in the overall standings missing out on the postseason.

Honors

;Hamilton Thunder * Canadian Professional Soccer League Western Conference: 2004, 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armua, Jorge Living people Huracán Buceo players North York Astros coaches Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan football managers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Men's association football players not categorized by position Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian National Soccer League coaches Canadian National Soccer League players Footballers from Montevideo