Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana (born June 19, 1971), commonly known as Jorge Almirón, is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

On July 26, 1997, Almirón made his

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debut with Atlas in a 2–1 victory over

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. In the season of the Clausura 2006, he helped

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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, Almirón guided Lanús to achieve its second league title ever and reached the

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finals, where they were defeated by Brazilian club Grêmio. In November 2018, he was introduced as the new manager of

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. In June 2019, Almirón became the new manager of the Al-Shabab FC after the Saudi club sacked the Romanian manager Marius Șumudică. On 26 August 2020, Almirón was appointed manager of recently promoted La Liga club Elche CF.

Managerial statistics

Titles

As player

; Santiago Wanderers *

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: 1995 ; Morelia *

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: Invierno 2000 ;

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: Clausura 2006

As manager

; Lanús *

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* Copa del Bicentenario: 2016 * Supercopa Argentina:

References

External links

footballdatabase.commediotiempo.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Almiron, Jorge 1971 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Santiago Wanderers footballers Atlético Morelia players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Club León footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine football managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Dorados de Sinaloa managers Defensa y Justicia managers C.D. Veracruz managers Club Tijuana managers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba managers Club Atlético Independiente managers Club Atlético Lanús managers Atlético Nacional managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Saudi Professional League managers Elche CF managers Argentine expatriate football managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province