Jorginho_(footballer,_born_1978)
Jorginho (footballer, born 1978)
Portuguese footballer
Jorge Manuel Amador Galufo (born 29 May 1978), known as Jorginho, is a Portuguese footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Manuel Amador Galufo | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-05-29) 29 May 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Sines, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Vasco Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Vasco Gama | ||
| 2005 | Modena | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Estoril | 51 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Vitória Setúbal | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | Asteras Tripoli | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Paços Ferreira | 40 | (1) |
| 2011 | Arouca | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | União Santiago | ||
| 2014–2015 | Vasco Gama | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Praia de Milfontes | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | União Santiago | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2018 | |||
Jorginho was born in Sines, Setúbal District. After several years with local Clube de Futebol Vasco da Gama he signed in January 2005 with Serie B side Modena FC, teaming up with compatriot Manú which had been loaned by S.L. Benfica.
For 2005–06, Jorginho returned to Portugal, going on to play two seasons in the second division with G.D. Estoril Praia. He moved to Vitória F.C. afterwards, making his Primeira Liga debut on 23 September 2007 and playing the entire 2–2 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal;[1] still, he featured sparingly during the campaign.
Jorginho joined Asteras Tripoli FC (a team which also featured three other Portuguese players) in August 2008 but, unsettled, returned home after only a few months, signing for F.C. Paços de Ferreira during the January transfer window. On 9 February he played his first match for his new club, a 1–1 home draw to C.F. Os Belenenses.[2]
Jorginho started 2011–12 with F.C. Arouca in the second level, managing to appear and start regularly during the first half of the season. In January 2012, however, the 33-year-old left and signed for União Sport Clube in the Setúbal second regional division.
- Vitória de Setúbal
- "Sporting-V. Setúbal, 2–2 (Moutinho 64 Purovic 86; Elias 41, Matheus 77)". Record (in Portuguese). 23 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Paços de Ferreira e Belenenses empatam a fechar a jornada" [Paços de Ferreira and Belenenses draw to close the round] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
