Jorge Theiler
Jorge Walter Theiler (born 12 May 1964 in San José de la Esquina, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender; he won the Primera División Argentina in 1987–88 with Newell's Old Boys.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Walter Theiler | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | San José de la Esquina, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mexico (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1989 | Newell's Old Boys | 222 | (14) |
| 1990–1991 | River Plate | 6 | (0) |
| 1991 | St Gallen | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | San Lorenzo | 1 | (0) |
| 1993 | Newell's Old Boys | 4 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1983 | Argentina U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| –1987– | Argentina | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Libertad | ||
| 2005 | Instituto de Córdoba | ||
| 2007–2008 | Argentina U-15 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008 | |||
Theiler came through the youth team of Newell's Old Boys to make his debut in 1983. He played in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship 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 St Gallen of Switzerland before returning to Argentina to join San Lorenzo de Almagro. 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 Paraguay in 2004 for three games. In 2005, he had a brief spell as the manager of Instituto de Córdoba.[1] In 2008, he was the manager of the Argentina Under-15 football team for the South American Under-15 Football Championship.[2]
Honours
- Primera División Argentina: 1987–88
References
- Jorge Theiler asumió como técnico de Instituto Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Theiler dirigirá al Sub-15 en el Sudamericano (in Spanish)
External links
- Jorge Theiler – FIFA competition record
- Jorge Theiler at BDFA.com.ar (in Spanish)
- Jorge Theiler – Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
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