Jorge Antonio Durán

Jorge Durán
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Antonio Durán Márquez
Date of birth	12 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Mérida, Venezuela
Managerial career
Years	Team
2016	Mineros
2020	Mineros (assistant)
2021	Deportivo Lara (assistant)
2021	Deportivo Lara (interim)
2022	Deportivo Lara
2022	Mineros

Jorge Antonio Durán Márquez (born 12 April 1969) is a Venezuelan football manager.

Career

Born in Mérida, Durán began his career as a fitness coach, and worked with Richard Páez for several years.^[1] On 5 August 2016, he was named manager of Primera División side Mineros de Guayana, replacing Chuy Vera.^[2]

Durán subsequently rejoined Páez's staff, being a fitness coach at Deportivo Cuenca and an assistant manager back at Mineros in 2020. He was also an assistant at Deportivo Lara during the 2021 season, before taking over as an interim as manager Leonardo González was coaching the Venezuela national team.^[3]

On 29 December 2021, Durán was permanently named manager of Deportivo Lara, after González resigned.^[4] He left on a mutual agreement the following 27 March, after just one win in five league matches,^[5] and returned to Mineros on 21 April.^[6]

On 28 August 2022, Durán left Mineros.^[7]

References

^ "Jorge Durán para Balonazos: "Hay una continuidad en el trabajo y se conoce la filosofía del club"" [Jorge Durán to Balonazos: "There is a continuity in the work and the philosophy of the club is known"] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ ""Chuy" Vera no sigue en Mineros y Jorge Durán es nuevo director técnico" ["Chuy" Vera does not continue at Mineros and Jorge Durán is the new manager] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Jorge Durán: "Trabajamos en conjunto con Leo González"" [Jorge Durán: "We work in collaboration with Leo González"] (in Spanish). Deportivo Lara. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Deportivo Lara anuncia a Jorge Durán como su nuevo técnico" [Deportivo Lara announce Jorge Durán as their new manager] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Jorge Duran no sigue como Director Técnico del Deportivo Lara para lo que resta de Liga FutVe" [Jorge Durán does not continue as manager of Deportivo Lara for the remainder of the Liga FutVe]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Jorge Durán inicia una nueva etapa en Mineros de Guayana" [Jorge Durán begins a new spell at Mineros de Guayana]. Correo del Caroní (in Spanish). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ "Jorge Durán deja la dirección técnica de Mineros de Guayana" [Jorge Durán leaves Mineros de Guayana's technical direction] (in Spanish). Primicia. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.