Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (born 18 October 1961) is a Paraguayan football

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and former player. He played as a

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and has been a member of the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Nicknamed "El Cenizo", Nunes played in several teams in his career such as Libertad,

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, Vélez Sársfield, Deportivo Cali,

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and

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

. Nunes spent his best years as a footballer in Deportivo Cali and Universitario of Peru, where he is considered one of the most emblematic players in their history.

International career

Born in Argentina to Paraguayan parents, Nunes has dual citizenship. He was part of the

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that competed in the

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in Mexico.

Managerial career

In his coaching career, Nunes worked with several Colombian teams such as Deportivo Cali, América de Cali and

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. He was the assistant coach of José Hernández, who was in charge of the

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during the 2006 World Cup qualification. He also coached Universitario de Deportes in the season 2006/2007 terminating his contract by mutual agreement with the chairmen on 15 February 2007. "Crema" fans will always remember him as one of the best players the club ever had.

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1961 births Living people Citizens of Paraguay through descent Paraguayan footballers Association football midfielders Cerro Porteño players Deportivo Cali footballers Elche CF players Club Libertad footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Segunda División players Paraguay international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Colombia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate footballers in Peru Paraguayan football managers Deportivo Cali managers América de Cali managers Millonarios F.C. managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Paraguayan expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Peru People from Berazategui Partido Argentine footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent Argentine emigrants to Paraguay Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Sport Áncash managers {{Paraguay-footy-bio-stub