Jaime Vera

Jaime Vera
Vera as manager of Deportes Iquique in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jaime Andrés Vera Rodríguez
Date of birth (1963-03-25) 25 March 1963 (age 63)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1983 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Colo-Colo 108 (5)
1987–1992 OFI Crete 111 (22)
1992–1993 Cobreloa 72 (3)
1993–1996 Morelia 89 (17)
Total 380 (47)
International career
1984 Chile Olympic 2 (0)
1986–1991 Chile 24 (4)
Managerial career
2000 Ñublense
2007 Colo Colo (youth)
2010 Deportes Puerto Montt
2011 Universidad de Concepción
2011–2012 Chile (assistant)
2012 Chile (caretaker)
2013–2014 Deportes Iquique
2014 Deportes Antofagasta
2015–2017 Deportes Iquique
2018–2019 Curicó Unido
2019 OFI Crete
2019–2020 Deportes Iquique
2022 Deportes Melipilla
2024–2025 Deportes Puerto Montt
2026 Rangers de Talca
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Andrés Vera Rodríguez (born 25 March 1963) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Vera began his professional career in Chile with Colo-Colo, before spending five seasons with OFI in the Greek Super League. He also had a spell with Atlético Morelia in the Primera Division de Mexico.

He is the second Chilean to play for OFI Crete after Alejandro Hisis and before Miguel Vargas and Felipe Gallegos.

International career

Vera made several appearances for the senior Chile national football team, including appearing at the 1987, 1989 and 1991 Copa América.

Vera also played for Chile at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

At the 1987 Copa América, Vera scored the winning goal in Chile's 2–1 extra-time victory over Colombia in the semi-final, sending Chile to the final of the tournament.

Managerial career

In 2024, Vera joined Deportes Puerto Montt in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. He was released after winning the league title in 2025.

Honours

Player

Colo-Colo
OFI
Cobreloa

Manager

Deportes Iquique
Deportes Puerto Montt

References

  1. ↑ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Liga MX player profile and statistics". MedioTiempo.com.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Almazán, Felipe (16 August 2021). "Luis Felipe Gallegos jugará en la mítica isla del minotauro". Balón Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Copa América 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaime Vera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Jaime Vera – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ↑ "Copa América 1987: La victoria de Chile ante Colombia que le dio el paso a la final" (in Spanish). La Roja. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Martínez, Vicente (8 February 2024). "Jaime Vera tiene nuevo club en Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Vera, Pablo (5 December 2025). "Echaron al DT por correo y así lo anunciaron en redes: es el lío del momento en el fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.