Jorge Daniel Achucarro (born 6 November 1981) is a Paraguayan

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and former player who played as a striker. He is the current assistant manager of

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

. Achucarro has played for the

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Career

Club career

Achucarro began his professional playing career in 1998 with

, where he made over 200 appearances before leaving the club in 2008 to join the

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side

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. In 2009, he was signed by

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as a replacement for the club's former striker, the Paraguayan

Santiago Salcedo Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González (born 6 September 1981), nicknamed Sasá, is a Paraguayan association football player currently playing for Sol de América in Primera División Paraguaya. Salcedo is the maximum goal scorer in the history o ...

Later and coaching career

In March 2019, Achucarro returned to the pitch, joining Paraguayan lower side Club 4 de Agosto in

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. However, he moved to another club in the summer 2019, joining Club 8 de Setiembre in Valle Pucú,

. Beside playing for 8 de Setiembre, which he was crowned champion of the 2019 Liga Regional de Areguá with, Achucarro was also hired as U16 head coach at his former club

. On 9 October 2019, he was promoted as assistant coach to interim head coach, Víctor Bernay, for the rest of the season. Achucarro stayed at the club for the 2020 season in a different role.Cerro: Zapag confirma a Chiqui y los cambios en la estructura
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* * * * * * 1981 births Living people People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Footballers from Central Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Cerro Porteño players Club Nacional footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Boca Unidos footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers 12 de Octubre Football Club players Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Club Rubio Ñu footballers Club Deportivo Capiatá players Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Paraguayan football managers Cerro Porteño managers 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub