Jorge Roldán Popol (16 November 1940 – 8 June 2023),[2] known popularly as El Grillo ("cricket"), was a Guatemalan football coach and player.
A midfielder, Roldán played almost his entire career for the local team Aurora F.C., being perhaps the most emblematic individual ever to represent the club.
He also became a member and later captain of the Guatemala national team, being part of the squad that won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship, and participating in the 1968 Olympic Games and in two World Cup qualifying campaigns.
After collecting four wins (including a 1–0 against defending champions Mexico) and one draw in five matches, the Central American team took the title home for the first and only time in its history.
[8] Having previously beaten Costa Rica 1–0 and after extra time, the advancing team was decided on a coin toss,[9] won by Guatemala went on to reach quarterfinals in the Olympic tournament in Mexico City, after first round wins over Czechoslovakia 1–0 and Thailand 4–1, with Roldán scoring the 2–1 go-ahead goal in the 55th minute.
Four years later, aged 33, he played all six matches of Guatemala's campaign at the 1973 CONCACAF Championship which served as the qualification tournament for the 1974 World Cup.