Jorge Martín Núñez

Jorge Núñez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza
Date of birth (1978-01-22) 22 January 1978
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
General Caballero ZC
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Cerro Porteño 42 (5)
2000–2001 Club Guaraní 37 (2)
2002–2003 Cerro Porteño 32 (3)
2003–2004 Banfield 34 (1)
2004–2005 Arsenal de Sarandí 34 (2)
2005 Racing Club 8 (0)
2005–2006 Estudiantes 11 (0)
2007–2008 Cerro Porteño 54 (3)
2008–2010 Rosario Central 11 (0)
2009–2010Chacarita Juniors (loan) 16 (0)
2010–2011 Rubio Ñu 35 (2)
2011 Independiente FBC 13 (1)
2012 General Caballero ZC 24 (2)
National team
2003–2007 Paraguay 23 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza (born 22 January 1978 in Asunción) is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for General Caballero ZC.

He has scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to Cerro Porteño. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield, Arsenal de Sarandí and Racing Club. Between 2005 and 2006, he played for Estudiantes de La Plata.

He had an opportunity to have a trial for Sheffield United at the start of the 2006/2007 season of the Premier League but opted against it as he was called up for international duty.

In 2007 Núñez returned to Paraguay to play for Cerro Porteño. In July 2008 he signed a contract with the Argentine team Rosario Central. In August 2009 he was loaned to Chacarita Juniors.

On 12 July 2010, Rubio Ñu have signed him to improve the squad.


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