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Jorge Fuentes
Manager
Born: (1950-01-16) 16 January 1950 (age 74) San Cristóbal, Cuba
Medals Men's baseball Manager for  Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team Central American and Caribbean Games 1990 Mexico City Team 1993 Ponce Team Baseball World Cup 1988 Italy Team 1990 Edmonton Team 1994 Nicaragua Team Intercontinental Cup 1987 Havana Team 1989 San Juan Team 1993 Italy Team 1995 Havana Team 1997 Barcelona Team

Jorge Fuentes Fleitas (born 16 January 1950) is a Cuban baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in Cuban baseball having won five Cuban National Series in 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1997 and five Selective Series with Pinar del Río. As manager of the Cuban national team he won two Olympic gold medals in Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 and three Baseball World Cups in 1988, 1990 and 1994 as well as other continental and regional titles.

Career

Fuentes was born on 16 January 1950 in San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. He studied at the Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte Manuel Fajardo (Manuel Fajardo University of Physical Culture and Sports Sciences) where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Culture, specialized in baseball.

Having no career as a player, Fuentes made his debut as coach in 1974 as first base coach for Pinar del Río, after spending a couple of years in Mexico working with the Tigres de México. In 1981 he was appointed manager of Pinar del Río and won the 1981–82 Cuban National Series and 1982 Selective Series in the first season of his managerial career. Fuentes led Pinar del Río to three more national titles in 1984–85, 1986–87 and 1987–88.

In October 1987, Fuentes was appointed as manager of the Cuban national baseball team ahead of the 1987 Intercontinental Cup. The Cuban team won the tournament. He later won the 1988 Baseball World Cup, 1989 Intercontinental Cup, 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1990 Baseball World Cup, 1991 Pan American Games, 1992 Summer Olympics, 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1993 Intercontinental Cup, 1994 Baseball World Cup, 1995 Pan American Games, 1995 Intercontinental Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics.

After losing the gold medal to Japan at the 1997 Intercontinental Cup, Fuentes was dismissed as manager of the Cuban national team.

In November 2013, Fuentes was appointed manager of the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He was fired on 22 April 2014 after leading the Piratas to a 56-53 and he was replaced by Roque Sánchez.

References

1. López Viera, Luis (13 November 2009). "Los managers del béisbol cubano, siempre en la cuerda floja". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
2. ^ Sosa Martín, Emilio (15 April 2020). "Mejores directores cubanos en Series Nacionales". Diario de Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
3. "Hoy está de cumpleaños Jorge Fuentes, 16 de enero". nuestrapasionbeisbolera.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. ^ García, Joel (20 May 2014). "Jorge Fuentes: "no tengo alma de esclavo"". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
5. Martínez, José Manuel (12 August 2024). "Los managers más ganadores del béisbol cubano". Periódico Cubano (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
6. Carvajal, Carlos (6 November 2013). "Jorge Fuentes, al timón de Piratas". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
7. "Corren a jugador de Piratas de Campeche en medio de escándalo sexual". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

v t e Cuba roster – 1992 Summer Olympics gold medalists
1 Luis Ulacia 2 Alberto Hernández 7 Lázaro Vargas 10 Omar Linares 11 Germán Mesa 12 Juan Padilla 20 Lourdes Gurriel 24 José Estrada 25 Osvaldo Fernández 26 Orlando Hernández 28 Giorge Díaz 31 Omar Ajete 32 Víctor Mesa 38 Jorge Luis Valdés 41 José Raúl Delgado 44 Rolando Arrojo 46 Orestes Kindelán 47 Antonio Pacheco 51 Juan Carlos Pérez 55 Ermidelio Urrutia
Manager Jorge Fuentes Coach Luis Enrique González Coach Jorge Hernández

v t e Cuba roster – 1996 Summer Olympics gold medalists
1 Luis Ulacia 2 Alberto Hernández 4 Eduardo Paret 10 Omar Linares 11 Rey Isaac 12 Juan Padilla 18 Miguel Caldés 19 Ormari Romero 20 Lázaro Vargas 23 Omar Luis 24 José Estrada 25 Antonio Scull 31 Omar Ajete 33 Pedro Luis Lazo 38 Eliecer Montes de Oca 46 Orestes Kindelán 45 Juan Manrique 47 Antonio Pacheco 52 José Contreras 69 Jorge Fumero
Manager 15 Jorge Fuentes Coach Luis Enrique González

• 1950 births
• Living people
• Piratas de Campeche managers
• Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province