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Jorge Berrio

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Jorge Berrio
Personal information
Full name Jorge Omar Berrio Romano
Date of birth (1951-05-30) May 30, 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 River Plate 11 (0)
1971Juventud Antoniana (loan)
1973San Martín Tucumán (loan) 9 (0)
1974 Magallanes 34 (1)
1975 Everton 32 (1)
1976 Santiago Wanderers 27 (2)
1977 Audax Italiano 32 (3)
1978 Universidad Católica 27 (0)
1979 Memphis Rogues 12 (0)
1979–1980 Memphis Rogues (indoor)
1980 Memphis Rogues 15 (0)
1980–1981 Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor) 16 (1)
1981 Jacksonville Tea Men 32 (3)
1981–1982 Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor)
1982 Jacksonville Tea Men 18 (0)
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 2 (1)
1983 Jacksonville Tea Men
1983–1984 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 7 (0)
1984 Jacksonville Tea Men
1985–1986 Atlanta 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Omar Berrio Romano is a former Argentine association football defender who played five seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Career

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A product of River Plate, Berrio played in Argentina and Chile before emigrating to the United States.[1] In Chile, he played for Magallanes,[2] Everton,[3] Santiago Wanderers,[4] Audax Italiano[5] and Universidad Católica.[6]

In 1979, Berrio signed with the Memphis Rogues of the North American Soccer League. In the fall of 1980, he moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men and played the 1980–1981 NASL indoor season followed by two outdoor NASL seasons. In 1983, the Tea Men moved to the second division American Soccer League, winning the title.[7] He then played one NASL indoor season with the Tulsa Roughnecks in 1983–1984. In 1984, Berrio played one last season with the Tea Men, this time in the United Soccer League.

Back in Argentina, Berrio ended his career with Atlanta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jorge BERRIO". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Magallanes 1974 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Everton 1975 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Wanderers 1976 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Audax Italiano 1977 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Universidad Catolica 1978 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1983". Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
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