Jorge Alberto Bran Guevara (born 1 June 1948) is a retired Honduran footballer. He played as a forward for Olimpia throughout the 1970s, winning many titles with the club. He also had brief tenures with Spanish club Mallorca and Canadian club Windsor Stars. He was also one of the main goalscorers for Honduras throughout the 1970s, participating in the 1971 and 1973 CONCACAF Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alberto Bran Guevara | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Comayagüela, Francisco Morazán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Atlético Indio | ||
| 1968–1980 | Olimpia | ||
| 1973–1975 | → Mallorca (loan) | ||
| 1978 | → Windsor Stars (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1973 | Honduras | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBran began his career with Atlético Indio during the inaugural 1965–66 Honduran Liga Mayor. He remained in the club for a few seasons until the 1967–68 season where alongside his teammate Jorge Urquía, were sold to Olimpia for 15,000 Honduran lempira which was a record high at the time. The dawn of the 1970s saw Bran be part of the winning squads for the 1969–70 and 1970–71 Honduran Liga Nacional. He enjoyed his greatest achievement during the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup where they beat out Surinamese side Transvaal and proceeded to advance to the 1973 Copa Interamericana.[1]
His success in North American football attracted the attention of Spanish side Mallorca to play for the 1973–74 Segunda División where Urquía was also in. However, his tenure in the club was short-lived following an injury in the sciatic nerve and returned to Honduras following eight months of playing, only managing to score 3 goals for the club.[2] He was part of the initial Olimpia squad that won the 1977–78 Honduran Liga Nacional though he would then play for the Windsor Stars in Canada throughout the remainder of the year. He then returned to Olimpia for his final season before retiring in 1980, scoring 38 goals for the Leones throughout his entire career.[3]
International career
editBran was first called up to represent Honduras for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He then participated in the 1971 CONCACAF Championship but would find more success in the following 1973 CONCACAF Championship, scoring in the 1–1 draw against Guatemala on 15 December 1973.[4]
References
edit- ↑ López, Elmer (11 January 2017). "Una tarde con Jorge Bran". Club Deportivo Olimpia. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ Flores López, Óscar (23 November 2015). "Entrevista a Jorge Bran". Radiohouse.hn. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ↑ López Lutz, Elmer (16 January 2017). "Jorge Bran, leyenda del Olimpia". Diario Más. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Stokkermans, Karel & Jarreta, Sergio Henrique. "World Cup 1974 Qualifying". RSSSF, 22 October 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links
edit- Jorge Bran at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jorge Bran at BDFutbol