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Argentine footballer
Jorge Comas
Comas celebrating a goal he scored against
River Plate
in 1986
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Full name
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Jorge Alberto Comas Romero
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Date of birth
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(
1960-06-09
)
9 June 1960
(age 63)
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Place of birth
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Parana
, Argentina
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Position(s)
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Striker
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Belgrano de Parana
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
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1980?1981
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Colon de Santa Fe
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48
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(8)
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1981?1985
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Velez Sarsfield
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166
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(54)
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1986?1989
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Boca Juniors
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113
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(55)
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1989?1994
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Veracruz
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178
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(72)
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1994
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Colon de Santa Fe
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?
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(?)
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1988
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Argentina
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?
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(?)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
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Jorge Alberto Comas Romero
(born 9 June 1960) is an Argentine former
footballer
who played as a
striker
, and is an
Olympian
, having taken part at the
1988 Summer Olympics
. He played for football clubs in Argentina and
Mexico
and also played for the
Argentina national football team
.
[1]
Club career
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]
Comas (nicknamed "Comitas", a diminutive ) started his professional career with
Colon de Santa Fe
in 1980. After the club was relegated from the
Primera Division
in 1981 he moved to
Velez Sarsfield
where he scored 54 goals in 166 games. He was the
topscorer
in 1985
Nacional championship
with 12 goals.
In 1986 Comas joined
Boca Juniors
where he improved his goal scoring ratio, scoring 63 goals in 127 games in all competitions. Despite having played only 4 years for the
Xeneize
, he was the 2nd top scorer of
1986?87 season
with 19 goals. Comas formed a remembered attacking line with right-winger
Alfredo Graciani
and centre-forward
Jorge Rinaldi
.
In 1989 Comas joined Mexican side
Veracruz
, where he became a fan favourite after being the top scorer for the 1989?90 season.
[2]
He played for the "Tiburones Rojos" until 1994 when he returned to Argentina and his first club;
Colon de Santa Fe
.
After retiring as a player Comas has become a striking coach with several Mexican clubs including
Celaya
,
Leon
,
Cruz Azul
and Veracruz.
International career
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1988 Summer Olympic Games
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edit
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He played on the
Argentine team
which took part at the
1988 Summer Olympic Games
.
[3]
Personal life
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His career in Mexico was documented by
Duolingo
to train Spanish speakers.
[4]
References
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External links
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1890s
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- 1891: Archer
- 1892
- 1893: Leslie
- 1894: Gifford
- 1895:
(No records)
- 1896: Allen /
Anderson
- 1897: Stirling
- 1898: Allen
- 1899: Hooton
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1930s
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1960s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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Long tournaments
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Short tournaments
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Play-off matches not included
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