Jorge Alberto Comas Romero (born 9 June 1960) is an Argentine former

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who played as a striker, and is an Olympian, having taken part at the

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. He played for football clubs in Argentina and

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and also represented the Argentina national football team.

Club career

Comas (nicknamed "Comitas", a diminutive ) started his professional career with

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in 1980. After the club was relegated from the Primera División in 1981 he moved to Vélez Sársfield where he scored 54 goals in 166 games. He was the topscorer in 1985

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with 12 goals. In 1986 Comas joined Boca Juniors where he improved his goalscoring ratio, scoring 63 goals in 127 games in all competitions. Despite of having played only 4 years for the ''Xeneize'', he was the 2nd topscorer of 1986–87 season with 19 goals. Comas formed a remembered attacking line with right-winger

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and centre-forward Jorge Rinaldi. In 1989 Comas joined Mexican side

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, where he became a fan favourite after being the top scorer for the 1989–90 season. He played for the "Tiburones Rojos" until 1994 when he returned to Argentina and his first club;

. After retiring as a player Comas has become a striking coach with several Mexican clubs including

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, León,

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and Veracruz.

International career

1988 Summer Olympic Games

He played on the Argentine team which took part at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

Personal life

His career in Mexico was documented by

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to train Spanish speakers.

References

External links

Interview with ''Clarín'' newspaper

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comas, Jorge 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province Argentine footballers Association football forwards Argentina international footballers Olympic footballers of Argentina Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Boca Juniors footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico