Jorge Fuentes Fleitas (born 16 January 1950) is a Cuban baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in Cuban baseball having won fiveCuban National Series in 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1997 and five Selective Series withPinar del Río.[1] As manager of theCuban national team he won two Olympic gold medals inBarcelona 1992 andAtlanta 1996 and three Baseball World Cups in 1988, 1990 and 1994 as well as other continental and regional titles.[2]
Fuentes was born on 16 January 1950 inSan 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.[3][4]
Having no career as a player, Fuentes made his debut as coach in 1974 as first base coach forPinar del Río, after spending a couple of years in Mexico working with theTigres de México. In 1981 he was appointed manager of Pinar del Río and won the1981–82 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 in1984–85,1986–87 and1987–88.[2][4][5]
In October 1987, Fuentes was appointed as manager of theCuban national baseball team ahead of the1987 Intercontinental Cup. The Cuban team won the tournament. He later won the1988 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 and1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
After losing the gold medal toJapan at the1997 Intercontinental Cup, Fuentes was dismissed as manager of the Cuban national team.[4]
In November 2013, Fuentes was appointed manager of thePiratas de Campeche of theMexican League. He was fired on 22 April 2014 after leading the Piratas to a 56-53 and he was replaced byRoque Sánchez.[6][7]
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