Jorge Catalino Guasch Bazán (born 17 January 1961, in Itá, Paraguay) is a former football midfielder.

Nicknamed "El Chino" (the Chinese), Guasch started his career at the small regional club Guaraní de Davaru in the city of Carapeguá, in 1975. Scouts from Club Olimpia noticed his talent and one year later, in 1976, he was playing in the Paraguayan first division. Guasch became Olimpia's captain in 1988 and he remained with the club until his retirement in 1991, winning several national and international championships. He is regarded as one of the club's most important players.

Jorge Guasch

International

Guasch made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 3 February 1985, in a friendly match against Uruguay (1–0 loss). He obtained a total number of 47 international caps, scoring no goals for the national side. Guasch was part of the Paraguay squad at the 1986 World Cup and also competed in several Copa América tournament editions.

Jorge Guasch

Honours

Club

Olimpia

Paraguayan Primera División: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989 Copa Libertadores: 1979, 1990 Copa Interamericana: 1979 Intercontinental Cup: 1979 Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990 Recopa Sudamericana: 1990

Jorge Guasch

References

External links

Jorge Guasch: Un ‘‘6’’ estupendo y líder dentro del campo de juego

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1961 births

Living people

People from Itá, Paraguay

Sportspeople from Central Department

Paraguay men's international footballers

1986 FIFA World Cup players

Paraguayan men's footballers

Club Olimpia footballers

Paraguayan Primera División players

1987 Copa América players

1989 Copa América players

Men's association football midfielders