Jorge Comas (footballer)
 Comas celebrating a goal he scored against River Plate in 1986 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alberto Comas Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belgrano de Paraná | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Colón de Santa Fe | 48 | (8) |
| 1981–1985 | Vélez Sársfield | 166 | (54) |
| 1986–1989 | Boca Juniors | 113 | (55) |
| 1989–1994 | Veracruz | 178 | (72) |
| 1994 | Colón de Santa Fe | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Argentina | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 20 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
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
[edit]Comas (nicknamed "Comitas", a diminutive ) started his professional career with Colón de Santa Fe in 1980. After the club was relegated from the Primera División in 1981 he moved to Vélez Sársfield 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; Colón de Santa Fe.
After retiring as a player Comas has become a striking coach with several Mexican clubs including Celaya, León, Cruz Azul and Veracruz.
International career
[edit]1988 Summer Olympic Games
[edit]He played on the Argentine team which took part at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.[3]
Personal life
[edit]His career in Mexico was documented by Duolingo to train Spanish speakers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ rsssf Players in the Argentina national team
- ^ Mexico topscorers at rsssf
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Comas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Episode 1: Mi héroe, mi amigo - Duolingo".
External links
[edit]- Interview with Clarín newspaper (in Spanish)
- Boca Juniors profile (in Spanish)
- Jorge Comas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Entre Ríos Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen