Jorge Búcaro


Jorge Adalberto Búcaro is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.

Club career

El Gancho Búcaro started his career in 1966 with Águila and won the 1968 league titla with them. In 1971, he joined Alianza followed by a move to Platense with whom he won another league title in 1975. He retired when playing with FAS in 1976.

International career

Búcaro also played for El Salvador and has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 1968. He also was a squad member of the Selección when they played Honduras in 1969 which sparked the infamous Football War, but he did not make the squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

After retiring, Búcaro managed a crop of lower division sides like Salvadoreño, Arcense and El Roble before taking charge of Second Division Santa Tecla.