His son, Jorge Ignacio, is a fitness coach who has worked along with him. He is nicknamed
Vitrola (Gramophone) since he was a youth player of River Plate due to the fact that he used to speak a lot. A well-known player of Universidad de Chile, he developed a close friendship with his teammates
Arturo Salah,
Manuel Pellegrini,
Johnny Ashwell and
Fernando Herrera. ==References==