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Ágapo Gonzales
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Ágapo Gonzales Saldarriaga
Date of birth	25 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Mallaritos, Peru
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Alianza Atlético (reserves manager)
Youth career
	Deportivo Mallarés
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1994	Alianza Atlético
1995	Sport Boys
1996–1997	Atlético Torino
1998	Unión Minas
1999–2000	Alianza Atlético
Managerial career
	Universitario (youth)
2006–2007	San Francisco Javier-Jesuitas
2008–2010	América Cochahuayco
2011	Alianza Unicachi
2012	Defensor Politécnico
2013	Binacional
2014	Alianza Atlético
2014	Estudiantes Puno
2014	Atlético Torino
2014	Sport Rosario
2018	Sport Collao de Ilave
2018	Deportivo Robles de Calca
2019	Deportivo Cali de Tarapoto
2019	Bellavista FC
2022	Atlético Torino
2023	Alianza Atlético (reserves)
2023	Alianza Atlético (interim)
2023	Alianza Atlético
2024–	Alianza Atlético (reserves)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Ágapo Gonzales Saldarriaga (born 25 March 1967) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Alianza Atlético's reserve team.

Playing career

Born in Mallaritos, Sullana, Gonzales began his career with hometown side Deportivo Mallarés before joining Alianza Atlético in 1987.^[1] After becoming a starter for the side, he received a call-up to the Peru national team in 1991, but was unable to debut.^[2]

Gonzales moved to Sport Boys for the 1995, but after being unable to establish himself as a regular starter, he joined Atlético Torino in the following year.^[2] In 1998, after Torino's relegation, he signed for Unión Minas.^[2]

Gonzales returned to Alianza Atlético in 1999, and retired in 2000 before the start of the new season due to an ankle injury.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring, Gonzales worked in the youth categories of Universitario^[1] before taking over his first senior side with San Francisco Javier-Jesuitas in 2006. In 2008, he returned to the structure of América Cochahuayco, which was their reserve team at the time.

On 27 January 2011, Gonzales was named Alianza Unicachi manager.^[3] In the following two years, he won regional championships with Defensor Politécnico and Binacional, before returning to his main club Alianza Atlético in March 2014.^[4]

In June 2014, after a short period at Estudiantes Puno,^[5] Gonzales took over another team he represented as a player, Atlético Torino.^[6] He ended the season, however, in charge of Sport Rosario.^[7]

On 3 March 2023, after being in charge of several lower league sides,^[8]^[9]^[10] Gonzales returned to Alianza Atlético as manager of the reserve squad.^[11] He was an interim manager of the first team in May, after the departure of Carlos Desio,^[12] and returned to his previous role in June after the arrival of Carlos Compagnucci.^[13]

On 21 August 2023, Gonzales was named permanent manager of Alianza, after Compagnucci was sacked.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jorge Ágapo Gonzáles, el gran caudillo de la época dorada de los churres" [Jorge Ágapo Gonzáles, the great leader of the golden period of the churres] (in Spanish). Sullana Deportes. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jorge Ágapo Gonzales: Simplemente Ágapo" [Jorge Ágapo Gonzales: Simply Ágapo] (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Ágapo Gonzales es el técnico del Unicachi" [Ágapo Gonzales is the manager of Unicachi] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Ágapo "El Pato" Gonzales: "Encantado de dirigir a mi querido Alianza Atlético"" [Ágapo "El Pato" Gonzales: "Delighted to manage my dear Alianza Atlético"] (in Spanish). El Regional Piura. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Puno: Universitario tropezó y Estudiantes Puno se acerca" [Puno: Universitario tumble and Estudiantes de Puno get closer] (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Doble debut: Ágapo Gonzales vs Marcelo Messina" [Double debut: Ágapo Gonzales vs Marcelo Messina] (in Spanish). Los Andes. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Machos con voz de mando" [Men with commanding voice] (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Sport Collao ya tiene DT «Es Jorge Agapo Gonzales«" [Sport Collao already have a manager "Is Jorge Agapo Gonzales"] (in Spanish). Radio Excelente. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ ""Bolo" Celiz es el flamante entrenador del Deportivo Cali" ["Bolo" Celiz is the brand new manager of Deportivo Cali] (in Spanish). Voces. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Agapo Gonzales exentrenador del Cali es el nuevo DT de Bellavista FC" [Agapo Gonzales former manager of Cali is the new manager of Bellavista FC] (in Spanish). Voces. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Jorge Ágapo Gonzales es el nuevo técnico de la reserva de Alianza Atlético" [Jorge Ágapo Gonzales is the new manager of the reserve team of Alianza Atlético] (in Spanish). FútbolPeruano.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Carlos Desio no continuará en Alianza Atlético" [Carlos Desio will not continue at Alianza Atlético] (in Spanish). Ovación. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "¡Se hizo oficial! Carlos Compagnucci dirigirá a Alianza Atlético en el Clausura" [It became official! Carlos Compagnucci will manage Alianza Atlético in the Clausura] (in Spanish). Ovación. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Tras malos resultados: Alianza Atlético anunció la salida de Carlos Compagnucci" [After poor results: Alianza Atlético announced the departure of Carlos Compagnucci] (in Spanish). Depor. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.