Jos Pkerman

Pékerman in 2014, photo by Celso Pupo/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: José Néstor Pékerman Krimen

Place of Birth: Villa Domínguez, Argentina

Date of Birth: 3 September, 1949

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

José Pékerman is an Argentine football coach and footballer. He has managed the Chacarita Juniors, Argentinos Juniors, and Colo-Colo youth clubs, and Argentina U20, Argentina, Toluca, Tigres UANL, the Colombia national team, and the Venezuela national team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U20 South American Youth Championship twice. He played for the Argentinos Juniors and the Independiente Medellín.

José’s grandparents emigrated from Ukraine. They settled in the Jewish agricultural colonies of Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. He is said to be a distant relative of public figure, Serazer Pékerman. He was naturalized as a Colombian citizen in 2014.

José’s paternal grandfather was Salomón/Liome Pekerman (the son of Abraham Pekerman and Tube Molke Chepovosky). Salomon was born in Uman’, Cherkas’ka oblast, Ukraine. Abraham was the son of Zelik Peckerman.

José’s paternal grandmother was named Sara Huberman. Sara was born in Uman’, Cherkas’ka oblast.

José’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Krimen.

Source: Genealogy of José Pékerman (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

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