Jorge Contreras

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jorge Contreras

| image =

| fullname = Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|7|3}}

| birth_place = Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile

| height = {{Height|m=1.72}}

| position = Attacking midfielder, Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1978–1980

| years2 = 1981–1982

| years3 = 1983

| years4 = 1983–1989

| years5 = 1989–1992

| years6 = 1993–1994

| years7 = 1994–1995

| years8 = 1995–1996

| years9 = 1997

| years10 = 1998

| clubs1 = Palestino

| clubs2 = Regional Atacama

| clubs3 = Palestino

| clubs4 = Las Palmas

| clubs5 = Universidad Catolica

| clubs6 = Colo-Colo

| clubs7 = Tampico Madero

| clubs8 = Deportes Concepción

| clubs9 = Santiago Wanderers

| clubs10 = Palestino

| caps4 = 144

| goals4 = 46

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1997

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 25

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs1 = Unión La Calera

| manageryears2 = 2010

| managerclubs2 = Cobreloa (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2011

| managerclubs3 = Deportes Puerto Montt

| manageryears4 = 2012–2016

| managerclubs4 = Barnechea (youth)

| manageryears5 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs5 = Barnechea

| manageryears6 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs6 = Barnechea (youth)

| manageryears7 = 2019

| managerclubs7 = Deportes Melipilla

| manageryears8 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs8 = Deportes Iberia

}}

Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960 in Lo Barnechea), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras,{{cite web |title=Lanzan libro sobre la carrera de Jorge “Coke” Contreras |url=https://www.adprensa.cl/cronica/lanzan-libro-sobre-la-carrera-de-jorge-coke-contreras/ |website=AdPrensa |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=6 July 2022}} is a former Chilean football forward.

Career

He made his international debut in the {{ill|lt=1983 Copa del Pacífico|Copa del Pacífico 1983|es|vertical-align=sup}}, a friendly match versus Peru, where Chile won by 2–0.{{cite web |last1=Quijada |first1=Vicente |title=Jorge Contreras: El volante de Chile en el subcampeonato de América de 1987 |url=https://laroja.cl/new/jorge-contreras-el-volante-de-la-roja-en-el-subcampeonato-de-america-de-1987 |website=laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es |date=3 July 2022}} He earned 25 caps for the Chile national team during his career, scoring two goals.{{cite web |title=Jorge Contreras |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1983/08/jorge-contreras.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=es}} Contreras retired in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jorge-contreras/ |title=Jorge Contreras |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 August 2021}}

Personal life

Contreras is the uncle of the footballer Diego Corral.{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Matías |title=“Tiene las mismas características que Pablo Solari; ojalá juegue en Las Palmas y me supere” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/tiene-las-mismas-caracteristicas-que-pablo-solari-ojala-juegue-en-las-palmas-y-me-supere-n/ |website=Diario AS |access-date=17 February 2025 |language=es |date=17 February 2025}}

Honours

=Player=

;Universidad Católica

Copa Chile: 1991

;Colo-Colo

;Chile

{{ill|lt=Copa del Pacífico|Copa del Pacífico (Chile-Perú)|es|vertical-align=sup}}: {{ill|lt=1983|Copa del Pacífico 1983|es|vertical-align=sup}}
Copa Expedito Teixeira: 1990