Jorge Walter Theiler (born 12 May 1964) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a defender; he won the

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in 1987–88 with

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. Theiler came through the youth team of

to make his debut in 1983. He played in the

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where the Argentina Under-20 team reached the final but lost to Brazil. He also played for the full national team and was part of the squad for Copa América 1987. Newell's won the 1987–88 Primera División. In 1990 Theiler joined River Plate bet he never established himself in the first team, he then had a spell with

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of Switzerland before returning to Argentina to join

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. In 1993, he returned to Newell's Old Boys. After retiring as a player he went on to pursue a career in coaching. After working with the youth teams of River Plate and Newell's Old Boys he became the manager of Libertad of

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in 2004 for three games. In 2005, he had a brief spell as the manager of Instituto de Córdoba. In 2008, he was the manager of the Argentina Under-15 football team for the South American Under-15 Football Championship.Theiler dirigirá al Sub-15 en el Sudamericano

Honours

Newell's Old Boys *

: 1987–88

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* * * 1964 births Living people People from Caseros Department Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1987 Copa América players Men's association football defenders Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers FC St. Gallen players Argentine football managers Instituto managers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Argentine people of German descent Argentine Primera División players Atlanta United FC non-playing staff Mexico national football team non-playing staff Inter Miami CF non-playing staff Footballers from Santa Fe Province Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub