Jorge Contreras

For the Chilean Olympic rower, see Jorge Contreras (rower).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Contreras and the second or maternal family name is Lira.

Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960 in Lo Barnechea), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras,^[1] is a former Chilean football forward.

Jorge Contreras

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira
Date of birth	(1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, Forward
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

Career

He made his international debut in the 1983 Copa del Pacífico ^[es], a friendly match versus Peru, where Chile won by 2–0.^[2] He earned 25 caps for the Chile national team during his career, scoring two goals.^[3] Contreras retired in 1998.^[4]

Personal life

Contreras is the uncle of the footballer Diego Corral.^[5]

In 2012, Contreras was a candidate to councillor for Lo Barnechea commune.^[6]

Honours

Player

Universidad Católica

• Copa Chile: 1991

Colo-Colo

• Chilean Primera División: 1993
• Copa Chile: 1994

Chile^[3]

• Copa del Pacífico ^[es]: 1983 ^[es]
• Copa Expedito Teixeira: 1990

Manager

Barnechea

• Segunda División Profesional: 2016–17 ^[es]