Jorge Bava

Jorge Bava
Bava as the manager of Santa Fe in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jorge Rodrigo Bava
Date of birth (1981-08-02) 2 August 1981
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Nacional (manager)
Youth career
Cerromar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Progreso 12 (0)
2000–2001 Peñarol 3 (0)
2001–2002 Juventud 18 (0)
2002 Nacional 2 (0)
2002–2003 Bella Vista 16 (0)
2003–2006 Nacional 58 (0)
2006–2010 Libertad 32 (0)
2008 → Atlas (loan) 33 (0)
2010–2012 Rosario Central 6 (0)
2012–2015 Nacional 43 (0)
2015–2016 Liverpool Montevideo 27 (0)
2016–2017 Atletico Bucaramanga 21 (0)
2017–2018 Chicago Fire 8 (0)
2018–2019 Liverpool Montevideo 48 (0)
2019–2020 Guaraní 7 (0)
2021 Liverpool Montevideo 4 (0)
International career
2004 Uruguay U23 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2023 Liverpool Montevideo
2024 León
2025 Santa Fe
2025–2026 Cerro Porteño
2026– Nacional
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Rodrigo Bava (born 2 August 1981) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Nacional.

Playing career

After beginning his career with Cerromar in the youth categories, Bava made his senior debut with Progreso in 1998. He joined Peñarol in 2000, but played rarely before moving to Juventud de Las Piedras in the following year.[1]

Bava signed for Nacional in 2002, but featured rarely before joining Bella Vista shortly after.[1] Back to Nacional in the following year, he was a first-choice during the 2005–06 season as the club won the championship.

In 2006, Bava moved abroad and joined Libertad in Paraguay. He moved to Mexican side Atlas on loan in January 2008, but returned to his parent club in November after the club failed to agree new terms.[2]

Bava playing for Nacional in 2012

In January 2010, Rosario Central signed Bava on a two-year contract.[3] On 10 January 2012, he returned to Nacional for a third spell.[4]

In July 2015, after losing his starting spot, Bava agreed to a deal with Liverpool Montevideo. After one season as a starter, he signed for Atletico Bucaramanga in Colombia on 8 July 2016.[5]

On 7 January 2017, Bava signed with Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire to a one-year contract with two one-year options.[6] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 18 January 2018,[7] and returned to Liverpool shortly after.[8]

In May 2019, Bava confirmed his departure from Liverpool, and returned to Paraguay to join Guaraní.[9] He left the latter on 6 October 2020 due to personal reasons,[10] and returned to Liverpool the following 5 January.[11]

Managerial career

On 15 June 2021, Bava agreed to become manager of his last club Liverpool after a match against Plaza Colonia, with Gustavo Ferrín remaining as an interim.[12] He led the club to their first-ever league title in the 2023 campaign, being also elected Best Manager of the competition.

Bava resigned from Liverpool on 19 December 2023,[13] and returned to Mexico to take over León three days later.[14] Sacked on 1 September 2024,[15] he was appointed at the helm of Independiente Santa Fe on 27 March 2025,[16] but resigned on 24 September.[17]

On 29 September 2025, five days after leaving Santa Fe, Bava was appointed manager of Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.[18] Dismissed the following 19 March,[19] he returned to Nacional three days later, now as manager.[20]

Honours

Player

Nacional
Libertad

Manager

Liverpool Montevideo
Santa Fe
Cerro Porteño

References

  1. ^ a b ""Si salgo campeón, no será algo nuevo"" ["If I come out as champions, it will not be something new"] (in Spanish). El País. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Bava deja el Atlas y vuelve a Tuyucuá" [Bava leaves Atlas and returns to Tuyucuá] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Jorge Bava es nuevo jugador de Rosario" [Jorge Bava is the new player of Rosario]. Diario EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Bava se vuelve a Uruguay y se arrima a Nacional" [Bava returns to Uruguay and joins Nacional] (in Spanish). El País. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Bava se fue al Bucaramanga" [Bava left for Bucaramanga] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Jorge Rodrigo Bava". chicago-fire.com. 7 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Goalkeeper Jorge Bava Mutually Terminate Contract". Chicago Fire SC. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Sigue apagando incendios" [He keeps on putting out fires] (in Spanish). El País. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Jorge Bava confirmó que dejará Liverpool y seguirá su carrera en Guaraní de Paraguay" [Jorge Bava confirmed he will leave Liverpool and will continue his career at Guaraní from Paraguay] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Jorge Bava rescindió con Guaraní por razones personales" [Jorge Bava rescinded with Guaraní for personal reasons] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Jorge Bava confesó porque decidió jugar en Liverpool aún siendo pretendido por el área deportiva de Nacional" [Jorge Bava told why he decided to play for Liverpool while still being wanted by Nacional's sporting department] (in Spanish). Sport 890. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Bava, ataja y asume de DT" [Bava, saves and then takes over as manager] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ "La leyenda continúa" [The legend continues] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  14. ^ "León presenta a Jorge Bava como su nuevo entrenador" [León present Jorge Bava as their new manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Jorge Bava es despedido de León después de los malos resultados en el Apertura 2024" [Jorge Bava is fired from León after poor results in the 2024 Apertura]. RÉCORD (in Spanish). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Oficial: Jorge Bava es el nuevo director técnico de Independiente Santa Fe" [Official: Jorge Bava is the new manager of Independiente Santa Fe] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Santa Fe confirma el futuro de Jorge Bava tras victoria contra Medellín" [Santa Fe confirms Jorge Bava's future after victory against Medellín] (in Spanish). Blu Radio. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Cerro Porteño: Presentación de Bava será el lunes" [Cerro Porteño: Bava's presentation will be on Monday] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Cerro Porteño despide a Jorge Bava: el fin de un ciclo con dos títulos y poco brillo" [Cerro Porteño fire Jorge Bava: the end of a cycle with two titles and little brilliance] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Nacional oficializó a Jorge Bava como nuevo entrenador: su contrato, antecedentes y debut" [Nacional officially made Jorge Bava as new manager: his contract, background and debut] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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