Jorge Achucarro

Jorge Achucarro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Daniel Achucarro
Date of birth	6 November 1981[1]
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Colón
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2007	Cerro Porteño	215	(48)
2008–2011	Atlas	45	(11)
2009–2010	→ Newell's Old Boys (loan)	31	(8)
2011–2012	Banfield	44	(5)
2012–	Colón	10	(1)
National team^‡
2004	Paraguay U23		(1)
2003–	Paraguay	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2011. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 2009

Jorge Daniel Achucarro (born 6 November 1981 in Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan footballer. He has played for the Paraguay national football team and currently plays at the club level for Club Atlético Colón in the Argentine Primera División.

Achucarro began his professional playing career in 1998 with Cerro Porteño, where he made over 200 appearances before leaving the club in 2008 to join the Mexican side Atlas.

In 2009, he was signed by Newell's Old Boys as a replacement for the club's former striker, the Paraguayan Santiago Salcedo.

References

1. Jorge Achucarro at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Soccernet

External links

• Jorge Achucarro Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• (Spanish) Primera División statistics