Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960 in

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), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras, is a former

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

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Career

He made his international debut in the , a friendly match versus

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, where Chile won by 2–0. He earned 25 caps for the Chile national team during his career, scoring two goals. Contreras retired in 1998.

Personal life

Contreras is the uncle of the footballer Diego Corral.

Honours

Player

;Universidad Católica *

Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

;Colo-Colo *

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División () is a professional association football league in Chile and the highest level of the Chilean football league system. Founded in 1933, it is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The l ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

;Chile * : * Copa Expedito Teixeira:

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

Manager

;Barnechea * Segunda División Profesional:

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1960 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 1987 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers C.D. Regional Atacama footballers UD Las Palmas players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Colo-Colo footballers Club Jaiba Brava footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División players La Liga players Liga MX players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chilean football coaches Chilean football managers Unión La Calera managers Deportes Puerto Montt managers A.C. Barnechea managers Deportes Melipilla managers Deportes Iberia managers Primera B de Chile managers Segunda División Profesional de Chile managers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-forward-stub