Jorge Búcaro

Jorge Búcaro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Adalberto Búcaro
Date of birth	(1946-05-05)5 May 1946
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Date of death	26 October 2023(2023-10-26) (aged 77)
Place of death	Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1971	Águila
1972	Alianza
1973–1975	Platense
1976	FAS
International career
	El Salvador	6	(0)
Managerial career
1997	Arcense
2005–2006	Salvadoreño (Armenia)
2007–2008	El Roble
2010	Santa Tecla
2014	Racing Jr
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2018

Jorge Adalberto Búcaro (5 May 1946 – 26 October 2023) was a Salvadoran football player and manager.

Club career

El Gancho (the Hook) Búcaro started his career in 1966 with Águila and won the 1968 league title with them.[1] In 1971, he joined Alianza followed by a move to Platense with whom he won another league title in 1975.[2] He retired when playing with FAS in 1976.[3]

International career

Búcaro also played for El Salvador and has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] in 1968. He also was a squad member of the Selección when they played Honduras in 1969 which sparked the infamous Football War, but he did not make the squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

After retiring, Búcaro managed a crop of lower-division sides like Salvadoreño (Armenia), Arcense and El Roble before taking charge of Second Division Santa Tecla.

Death

Jorge Búcaro died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 77.[5]

References

1. El Salvador - List of Final Tables - RSSSF
2. Salvador - List of Final Tables - RSSSF
3. ¿Qué PASó con... jorge búcaro? - ElSalvador.com (in Spanish)
4. Jorge Búcaro – FIFA competition record (archived)
5. "Falleció Jorge Búcaro, ex gloria del fútbol nacional". Cancha. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

• Jorge Búcaro at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
• "Falleció esta leyenda del fútbol nacional, militó en Águila, Alianza, Platense entre otros". El Futbolero Salvador (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.