Jorge Almirón

Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana (born June 19, 1971 in San Miguel, Buenos Aires), commonly known as Jorge Almirón, is an Argentine football manager and retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Almirón and the second or maternal family name is Quintana.
Jorge Almirón
Jorge Almirón (2013)
Personal information
Full name Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana
Date of birth (1971-06-19) June 19, 1971
Place of birth San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 San Miguel 0 (0)
1994–1996 Santiago Wanderers 0 (0)
1997–2000 Atlas 86 (10)
2000–2004 Morelia 168 (12)
2004–2006 Querétaro 74 (6)
2006–2007 Atlante 34 (1)
2007–2008 León 45 (2)
2008–2009 Dorados de Sinaloa 8 (0)
Total 415 (31)
Teams managed
2008–2009 Dorados de Sinaloa
2009 Defensa y Justicia
2010 Veracruz
2010–2011 Correcaminos UAT
2011–2012 Atlas (assistant coach)
2012–2013 Defensa y Justicia
2013 Tijuana
2014 Godoy Cruz
2014–2015 Independiente
2016–2017 Lanús
2018 Atlético Nacional
2018–2019 San Lorenzo
2019 Al-Shabab FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In July 26, 1997, he made his Primera División de Mexico debut with Atlas with a 2-1 victory over Puebla. In the season of the Clausura 2006 he helped Querétaro pass to the Primera División of Mexico but then demoted back to the Segunda Division (now called Liga de Ascenso) in Clausura 2007. In 2008, he was named player-coach of Dorados.

As manager, he guided Lanús to achieve its second league title ever and got them to the 2017 Copa Libertadores Finals, where they were defeated by Brazilian club Grêmio.

In November 2018 he was introduced as the new manager of San Lorenzo.

In June 2019, he became the new manager of the Al-Shabab FC after the Saudi club sacked the Romanian manager Marius Șumudică.[1]

Titles

As player
Santiago Wanderers
Morelia
Querétaro

Ascenso MX (1): Clausura 2006

As manager
Lanús

References
  1. "Jorge Almirón Welcome to #ShababFC". @ShababSaudiFc on Twitter. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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