Jorge Acuña

Football player infobox
playername = Jorge Acuña


fullname = Jorge Cristián Acuña Concha
nickname = Kike
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1978|7|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Ovalle
countryofbirth = Chile
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = Mamelodi Sundowns
clubnumber = 6
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999
2000-2002
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-Present
clubs = Unión Española
Universidad Católica
Feyenoord
Universidad Católica
RBC Roosendaal
Universidad de Chile
Mamelodi Sundowns
caps(goals) = 37 (1)
74 (0)
15 (0)
38 (2)
24 (0)
16 (0)
19 (0)
nationalyears = 2003-2006
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (0)
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Jorge Acuña (born 31 July, 1978 in Ovalle, Chile) is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premier Soccer League.

In Chile, Jorge Acuña made his professional debut with Unión Española in 1999. He spent one season with Unión Española, before moving to chilean club Universidad Católica where he would stay for three years.

In 2002, Jorge Acuña signed a contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. Following a Feyenoord Reserve match on April 15, 2004, Acuña and other Feyenoord players, including Robin van Persie were attacked by AFC Ajax hooligans. Acuña was taken to the hospital with head, neck and rib injuries. In 2005, the club loaned him to RBC Roosendaal.

He played for RBC Roosendaal until the summer of 2006 when his contract expired (it was never renewed).

However the English club Blackburn Rovers showed interest in signing the Chilean player, but there was never a contract offer.

Local rivals to Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic took the Chilean on trial on the 17th of January 2007, but he finally signed with Universidad de Chile.

Joined Israeli club Maccabi Netanya FC with a one-year contract on the 26th of June 2007 but refused to come to Israel and stayed in Chile. Finally, Universidad de Chile's coach Arturo Salah fired from the squad team and he signed with the South African team Mamelodi Sundowns.