Jorge Contreras

Jorge Contreras
Personal information
Full name Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira
Date of birth (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 66)
Place of birth Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Palestino
1981–1982 Regional Atacama
1983 Palestino
1983–1989 Las Palmas 144 (46)
1989–1992 Universidad Católica
1993–1994 Colo-Colo
1994–1995 Tampico Madero 10 (1)
1995–1996 Deportes Concepción
1997 Santiago Wanderers
1998 Palestino
International career
1983–1997 Chile 25 (2)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Unión La Calera
2010 Cobreloa (assistant)
2011 Deportes Puerto Montt
2012–2016 Barnechea (youth)
2016–2017 Barnechea
2017–2018 Barnechea (youth)
2019 Deportes Melipilla
2019–2020 Deportes Iberia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Contreras made his international debut in the 1983 Copa del Pacífico [es], a friendly match versus Peru, where Chile won by 2–0. He earned 25 caps for the Chile national team during his career, scoring two goals. Contreras retired in 1998.

Personal life

Contreras was born in Lo Barnechea. He is the uncle of the footballer Diego Corral.

In 2012, Contreras was a candidate to councillor for Lo Barnechea commune.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Contreras goal.
List of international goals scored by Jorge Contreras
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 June 1987 Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina  Venezuela 2–1 3–1 1987 Copa América
2 8 July 1991 Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción, Chile  Peru 2–0 4–2 1991 Copa América

Honours

Player

Universidad Católica

Colo-Colo

Chile

Manager

Barnechea

References

  1. ↑ "Lanzan libro sobre la carrera de Jorge "Coke" Contreras". AdPrensa (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Quijada, Vicente (3 July 2022). "Jorge Contreras: El volante de Chile en el subcampeonato de América de 1987". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Jorge Contreras". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jorge Contreras". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Ortiz, Matías (17 February 2025). ""Tiene las mismas características que Pablo Solari; ojalá juegue en Las Palmas y me supere"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Seleccionados en política". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jorge Contreras". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 July 2026.