Jorge Antonio Durán Márquez (born 12 April 1969) is a Venezuelan
football
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manager
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.
Career
Born in
Mérida, Durán began his career as a fitness coach, and worked with
Richard Páez
Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from Ecuador and of the Venezuela national football team.
Playing career
Club
Born in Mér ...
for several years. On 5 August 2016, he was named manager of
Primera División side
Mineros de Guayana
Asociación Civil Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana, known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a professional football club based in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
History
The Colegio Loyola Gumilla's field, located in Puerto Ordaz, was us ...
, replacing
Chuy Vera.
Durán subsequently rejoined Páez's staff, being a fitness coach at
Deportivo Cuenca
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and an assistant manager back at Mineros in 2020. He was also an assistant at
Deportivo Lara during the 2021 season, before taking over as an interim as manager
Leonardo González was coaching the
Venezuela national team.
On 29 December 2021, Durán was permanently named manager of Deportivo Lara, after González resigned. He left on a mutual agreement the following 27 March, after just one win in five league matches, and returned to Mineros on 21 April.
On 28 August 2022, Durán left Mineros.
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
People from Mérida, Mérida
Venezuelan football managers
Venezuelan Primera División managers
Mineros de Guayana managers
Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara managers