Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas (born 13 May 1954) is a Chilean
football
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manager and former player who played as a
midfielder
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. He is currently in charge of
Juan Fernández Islands
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team for the
2024 Copa Chile.
Manager
Garcés was born in
Talca
Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142.
The city is an important ...
. He started his managerial career in 1989 with
RFC Arquennes. In 1992, he won the
Primera B Championship with
Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the third tier of the Chilean football system, the Segunda División.
The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on 3 ...
.
Garcés joined
Santiago Wanderers
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in 1999, getting promotion to
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Military
Airborne divisions
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. In 2001, the team won the
First Division championship, qualifying to the
Copa Libertadores
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.
Following the resignation of
Pedro García, manager of
Chile national football team
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in 2001, Garcés was hired by the ANFP to coach the
Chilean team, getting two defeats (Brazil 2–0 Chile, Colombia 3–1 Chile) and a draw (Chile 0–0 Ecuador).
O'Higgins hired Garcés for the 2007 Clausura, finishing second in the League Table. The club also reached the semi-finals. Garcés left the team in 2007.
In 2024, he assumed as coach of the
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands () are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe Island, R ...
team for the
2024 Copa Chile.
Honours
Provincial Osorno
*
Primera B
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: 1992
Santiago Wanderers
*
Primera División de Chile
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* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
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: 2001
References
External links
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Living people
1954 births
Footballers from Talca
Men's association football midfielders
Chilean men's footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
San Luis de Quillota footballers
Deportes Iberia footballers
Real C.D. España players
Lota Schwager footballers
Francs Borains players
Rayo Vallecano players
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Deportes La Serena footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Challenger Pro League players
Segunda División players
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Honduras
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Chilean football managers
Provincial Osorno managers
Everton de Viña del Mar managers
C.D. Cobreloa managers
Deportes Temuco managers
Deportes Puerto Montt managers
Deportes Iquique managers
Santiago Wanderers managers
Chile national football team managers
Jaguares F.C. managers
O'Higgins F.C. managers
Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers
Unión Española managers
Ñublense managers
Rangers de Talca managers
San Antonio Unido managers
Arturo Fernández Vial managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Primera B de Chile managers
Liga MX managers
Segunda División Profesional de Chile managers
Chilean expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Mexico
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
20th-century Chilean sportsmen