Jorge Luis Espejo Miranda (born 20 August 1976) is a Peruvian football

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, Espejo made his senior debut with

Sport Boys The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The club currently participate in the Peruvian Primera Divi ...

in 1995. After spending the following year on loan at fellow top-tier side

Guardia Republicana Guardia Republicana is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. The club was founded 1981 and plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was 1985, 1987, and 1995 Segunda Divisió ...

, he went on to establish himself as a regular in the ''Rosados'', before moving to

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

in 2000. Espejo returned to Sport Boys in 2001, but only remained a year and subsequently signed for

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a ...

. He then represented

Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral, more commonly known as Unión Huaral, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Peruvian Tercera División. History The Club Spo ...

and Universidad San Martín before rejoining Sport Boys for a third spell in 2006. In 2007, Espejo agreed to a deal with newcomers

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. He rejoined Sport Boys for a fourth period in 2008, before returning to his previous club in 2009, now called Total Chalaco; he retired with the latter in the end of the campaign, aged 33.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Espejo began his managerial career in 2010 while in charge of

Deportivo Coopsol Club Deportivo Coopsol is a Peruvian football club, based in Chancay, Lima. The club was founded in 1964 under their original name Club Deportivo Seman-FAP (Fuerza Aérea del Perú). Later in 1999 the club's name was changed to Aviación-FAP. Th ...

. He narrowly missed out promotion in the following year, and subsequently left the club. In May 2012, Espejo was named manager of Cobresol after the departure of Teddy Cardama, but only as an interim manner, as the club later appointed Javier Chirinos as manager; Espejo was named in charge of the youth setup. On 18 September of that year, he was appointed manager of former club Sport Boys. Despite suffering relegation, Espejo continued in charge of the club for the 2013 campaign, but resigned on 8 July 2013. On 19 August 2013, he was named Daniel Ahmed's assistant at

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

for the 2014 campaign, before taking over

Cienciano Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...

on 23 December 2014. On 1 October 2015, Espejo left Cienciano due to the club's financial problems, and was named in charge of

Real Garcilaso Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019), commonly known as Cusco, or Cusco FC, is a Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in the city of Cusco, that currently competes in the Peruvian Primera División ...

on 17 December. Sacked the following 1 May, he worked for Cantolao's youth setup before being appointed manager of

Comerciantes Unidos Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos, shortened to Comerciantes Unidos, is a Peruvian professional football club from Cutervo, Cajamarca. It was founded in 2002 and currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División, after gaining promotion from th ...

. Espejo subsequently returned to Cantolao's youth sides for the 2018 campaign, and was appointed manager of another former side, Unión Huaral, on 28 January 2019. On 28 October 2020, he rejoined Cantolao for a third spell, but now as a first team manager. Espejo left Cantolao on a mutual consent on 28 September 2021, and spent more than two years without a club before taking over

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruv ...

on 1 March 2024. He was sacked from the latter on 28 May, due to poor results.

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