Jorge Brítez (born 2 February 1981) is a former

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

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Career

Overview

Brítez played in the

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament. Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. :1.Teams tha ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

as well as the

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. There, he was spotted by officials from a Spanish club and moved on to Europe but never fulfilled his potential there ultimately returning to his native

. Stints abroad in

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and

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

did not bear any fruit for Brítez' career for the second time so he returned to

. On 30 August 2010, he signed with the

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

club

Panserraikos F.C. Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

According to Paraguayan media, tired of the abuse and conflict between managers, coaches and players of

, Brítez terminated his contract with

on 25 October 2010 and returned to Paraguay. Another website stated that Jorge Britez returned to

after annulling

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

contract. Britez's agent Miguel Gonzalez Zelada explained that "With Britez we arrived at an agreement with the Greek club to cancel the contract, since he has not adapted, he does not like the treatment he received from the directors and the management. Now we are going to see where he can train, and by the end of the year find a club to play at,". On 20 December 2010, Brítez revealed that his manager is in negotiations with

Peruvian Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...

football club

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. On 4 January 2011, Peruvian media announced that the player signed with

football club

Stint in Israel

After playing with the Paraguay national team, Jorge was spotted by scouts of Maccabi Haifa. He joined the squad along with

Dante López Dante Rafael López Fariña (born 16 August 1983) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward. López's good form with lowly club Crotone earned him a call up for Paraguay at the 2007 Copa America. His form attracted ...

but the two had trouble acclimating to life in

. Britez was expected to take on a defensive midfield role but Haifa officials later found out that that was not his natural position. He ended up finishing his only season in

and moving on to play club football in Portugal.

References

External links

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Profile and biography of Jorge Britez on Maccabi Haifa's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Britez, Jorge 1981 births Living people People from Villarrica, Paraguay Sportspeople from Guairá Department Paraguayan men's footballers Club Presidente Hayes footballers Real Valladolid players S.C. Braga players Club Libertad footballers Tacuary footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Moreirense F.C. players Club Olimpia footballers Club Nacional de Football players Cerro Porteño players Club Rubio Ñu footballers Panserraikos F.C. players Deportivo Pereira footballers Club Guaraní players Sportivo Luqueño players Club Sportivo Carapeguá footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan Primera División players La Liga players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players Uruguayan Primera División players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers 2004 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Israel Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen