Jorge Luis Espejo Miranda (born 20 August 1976) is a Peruvian football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

, Espejo made his senior debut with

Sport Boys Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute ...

in 1995. After spending the following year on loan at fellow top-tier side

Guardia Republicana Guardia Republicana is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. The club were founded 1981 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was 1985, 1987, and 1995 Segunda División ...

, he went on to establish himself as a regular in the ''Rosados'', before moving to

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

in 2000. Espejo returned to Sport Boys in 2001, but only remained a year and subsequently signed for

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded on 25 March 1915 by a group of football enthusiasts from A ...

. He then represented

Unión Huaral Club Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División. History The club was the 1976 and 1989 Peruvian Primera División champion. They were the first club to tak ...

and

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before rejoining Sport Boys for a third spell in 2006. In 2007, Espejo agreed to a deal with newcomers

Total Clean Total Chalaco was a professional Peruvian football club based in Callao. The club last played in the Peruvian Primera División in 2010. They placed last and were relegated and subsequently dissolved. The club was founded as Total Clean FBC, and ...

. He rejoined Sport Boys for a fourth period in 2008, before returning to his previous club in 2009, now called Total Chalaco; he retired with the latter in the end of the campaign, aged 33.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Espejo began his managerial career in 2010 while in charge of

Deportivo Coopsol Deportivo Coopsol is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Chancay District, Huaral, Lima. The club was founded in 1964 under their original name Club Deportivo Seman-FAP (Fuerza Aérea del Perú). Later in 1999 the club's name was c ...

. He narrowly missed out promotion in the following year, and subsequently left the club. In May 2012, Espejo was named manager of

Cobresol Cobresol FBC was a Peruvian football club based in the city of Moquegua, Peru. Founded in 2008, the club gained promotion from the Segunda División Peruana after winning the 2010 championship, moving to the Torneo Descentralizado in 2011, be ...

after the departure of

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, but only as an interim manner, as the club later appointed

Javier Chirinos Javier Ernesto Chirinos Ramírez (born 8 May 1960) is a retired Peruvian footballer and currently the manager of Cobresol in the Torneo Descentralizado. During his playing career as a midfielder, he most notably played for Atlético Chalaco and ...

as manager; Espejo was named in charge of the youth setup. On 18 September of that year, he was appointed manager of former club Sport Boys. Despite suffering relegation, Espejo continued in charge of the club for the 2013 campaign, but resigned on 8 July 2013. On 19 August 2013, he was named Daniel Ahmed's assistant at

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

for the 2014 campaign, before taking over

Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...

on 23 December 2014. On 1 October 2015, Espejo left Cienciano due to the club's financial problems, and was named in charge of

Real Garcilaso Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 2, the top flight of Peruvian football. History Beginnings The club was founded in 20 ...

on 17 December. Sacked the following 1 May, he worked for Cantolao's youth setup before being appointed manager of

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. Espejo subsequently returned to Cantolao's youth sides for the 2018 campaign, and was appointed manager of another former side, Unión Huaral, on 28 January 2019. On 28 October 2020, he rejoined Cantolao for a third spell, but now as a first team manager.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Espejo, Jorge 1976 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian footballers Association football midfielders Sport Boys footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers FBC Melgar footballers Unión Huaral footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Total Chalaco footballers Peruvian football managers Peruvian Primera División managers Coronel Bolognesi managers Alianza Atlético managers Sport Boys managers Peruvian Primera División players Academia Deportiva Cantolao managers Cusco FC managers