Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza (born 22 January 1978) is a Paraguayan former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a defender. He scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield,

Arsenal de Sarandí An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostl ...

and Racing Club. Between 2005 and 2006, he played for Estudiantes de La Plata. He had an opportunity to have a trial for

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

at the start of the 2006–2007 season of the Premier League but opted against it as he was called up for international duty. In 2007 Núñez returned to Paraguay to play for

. In July 2008 he signed a contract with the Argentine team

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

. In August 2009 he was loaned to

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. T ...

. On 12 July 2010, Rubio Ñu signed him to improve the squad.

External links

*
Argentine Primera statistics
Paraguayan men's footballers 1978 births Living people Club Atlético Banfield footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Guaraní players Club Rubio Ñu footballers Rosario Central footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers General Caballero Sport Club footballers Independiente F.B.C. footballers Argentine Primera División players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football fullbacks Paraguay men's international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players Cerro Porteño managers Paraguayan football managers Club Deportivo Capiatá managers Independiente F.B.C. managers {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub