Jorge Cordeiro

Portuguese football coach and former player
Jorge Cordeiro
Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro
Date of birth (1978-09-02) 2 September 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Portalegre, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica B (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1990 Estrela de Portalegre
1990–1997 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 → SL Olivais (loan)
1998–1999 Portimonense 27 (4)
1999–2001 Benfica B 65 (20)
2001–2002 Seixal 33 (3)
2002–2003 Barreirense 30 (3)
2003–2004 Torreense 13 (1)
2004–2005 Oriental 28 (2)
2005–2012 AD Oeiras
2012–2013 Follo 2 7 (1)
2012–2013 Follo 28 (1)
International career
1994 Portugal U15 7 (2)
1994–1995 Portugal U16 12 (3)
1995 Portugal U17 4 (0)
1996–1997 Portugal U18 11 (6)
Managerial career
2012 Ski (youth)
2022– Benfica B (assistant)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is professional football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder, predominantly in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a briefly spell in the Norwegian football before retiring.

Club career

Cordeiro was born in Portalegre and started playing aged 7 hometown's Estrela de Portalegre. In 1991, he moved to S.L. Benfica youth system.[1] In the 1997–98 season he was loaned to SL Olivais.

After one season in Portimão, Cordeiro returned to Benfica to play in the reserves team in 1999. On 4 October 2000, he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho for a friendly match against Olympique de Marseille.[2] In November, he received another call, this time to a Primeira Liga match against Vitória de Guimarães, but eventually did not leave the bench, subsequently returning to the B-side.[3]

On 30 May 2012, Cordeiro signed for Norwegian side Follo FK.[1][4]

International career

In 1995, Cordeiro helped the under-16s winning that year's UEFA European Championship. He scored three goals, including the solo winning goal against host Belgium in the quarterfinals and one in the semi-final against Germany.

Later that year, he was named in the squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and played four games in an eventual quarter-final exit.

In 1997, he represented the Portugal under-18 team in the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, held in Iceland. Portugal reached the final and lost 1-0 in the against France.

Four categories comprised, Cordeiro amassed 34 caps and scored 11 goals.[5]

Coaching career

While playing for AD Oeiras, Cordeiro he earned his UEFA 'C' and 'B' Licences. While he was playing for Follo, he started coaching the under-14s of his local team, Ski IL.[1]

Club statistics

[6]

Club Season League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Follo 2 2012 3 1 – 3 1
2013 4 0 – 4 0
Total 7 1 – 7 1
Follo 2012 15 1 0 0 15 1
2013 14 0 – 14 0
Total 29 1 2 0 29 1

Honours

Club

Oeiras
Follo

Country

Portugal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jorge Cordeiro, histórico do Benfica joga e treina na Noruega" [Jorge Cordeiro, Benfica's historic plays and trains in Norway]. mais futebol (in Portuguese). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Mozer quer jogadores "com Benfica no coração"" [Mozer wants players "with Benfica in the heart"]. TSF (in Portuguese). 4 October 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Dani suspenso e convidado a sair" [Dani suspended and invited to leave]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 November 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Tidligere Benfica-spiller til Follo FK" [Former Benfica player to Follo FK]. oblad (in Norwegian). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Jorge Cordeiro". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

External links

  • Jorge Cordeiro at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Jorge Cordeiro at Soccerway
  • Jorge Cordeiro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  • Portuguese Football Federation profile