Jorge Manicera

Jorge Carlos Fuentes Manicera (* November 4, 1938 in Villa Dolores, Montevideo, † September 18, 2012 ) was a Uruguayan football player.

Club career

Manicera began his club career in 1958 with the Uruguayan club Rampla Juniors. Then he played from 1962 to 1967 for Nacional Montevideo, where he won the Uruguayan championship in 1963, 1966 and 1967 penetrated with the Bolsos in the Copa Libertadores to the finals. The Bolsos he formed with goalie Roberto Sosa and Emilio Álvarez on the defensive. In 1967, he moved to Brazil to Flamengo. There he was in 1967 and 1968 respectively champion and 1970 runner-up. In Flamengo until 1970 he was under contract. The following year he played at the end of his career for several months for CA Cerro.

National

The defender was a member of the Uruguayan national football team, with whom he participated in the World Cup 1966. In England, he was in all games with Uruguayan participation in the starting lineup and formed together with Horacio Troche defense. Overall Manicera completed in the period from 15 August 1962 to July 1, 1967 21 caps for his native country; He did not achieve goals in the process.

Private

Born in montevideanischen Barrio Villa Dolores Manicera was in 1965 married to Sonia Marta Durán and one daughter.