Jorge Acuña
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Cristián Acuña Concha | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
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Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||
Number | N/A | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2006 |
Jorge Acuña (born 31 July, 1978 in Ovalle, Chile) is a chilean footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns FC.
In Chile, Jorge Acuña made his professional debut with Unión Española in 1999. He spent one season with Unión Española, before moving to chilean club Universidad Católica where he would stay for three years.
In 2002, Jorge Acuña signed a contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. In 2005, the club loaned him to RBC Roosendaal.
He played for RBC Roosendaal until the summer of 2006 when his contract expired (it was never renewed).
However the English club Blackburn Rovers showed interest in signing the Chilean player, but there was never a contract offer.
Local rivals to Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic took the Chilean on trial on the 17th of January 2007, but he finally signed with Universidad de Chile.
Joined Israeli club Maccabi Netanya FC with a 1 year contract on the 26th of June 2007 but refused to come to Israel and stayed in Chile. Finally, Universidad de Chile's coach Arturo Salah fired from the squad team, so he signs with the southafrican team Mamelodi Sundowns FC