Jorge Andrade

Jorge Andrade

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes Andrade
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1995–1997	Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Estrela Amadora	53	(3)
2000–2002	Porto	52	(3)
2002–2007	Deportivo La Coruña	123	(2)
2007–2009	Juventus	4	(0)
International career
2000	Portugal U21	2	(0)
2001–2008	Portugal	51	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ) ɐ̃ˈdɾad(ɨ)]; born 9 April 1978) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.

After playing two years with Porto, he went on to represent Deportivo de La Coruña (which would be his main club - nearly 175 official appearances in five seasons) and Juventus, appearing rarely for the latter due to injury.

Andrade gained more than 50 caps for Portugal, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship, and helping it finish second in Euro 2004.

Club career

Jorge Andrade

Born in Lisbon, Andrade made his professional debuts with hometown club C.F. Estrela da Amadora in 1997, helping it to two consecutive eighth first division places. He immediately caught the eye, and after that was on the move north, to F.C. Porto, being the club's most-used player in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, playing 12 times as the team reached the second group phase in the competition.

After Portugal’s unsuccessful 2002 World Cup campaign, Andrade was snapped up by Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña, in a move that cost the Galicians €12 million with the possibility of being increased to €13M (goalkeeper Nuno Espírito Santo was also part of the deal, for €3M). He appeared in only 11 La Liga games in his debut season, barred by César Martín and Moroccan Noureddine Naybet, but was an undisputed first-choice (when healthy) in the following years.

On 21 April 2004, during a Champions League semi-finals match against former team Porto, Andrade was sent off by Markus Merk for a kick on Deco. The gesture was of a friendly nature, but the referee was eluded by it, and immediately gave the defender his marching orders. He was forced to serve a one-match ban.

Andrade signed for Juventus FC in the 2007 summer, for approximately €10 million. In a match against A.S. Roma on 23 September, he badly broke his left kneecap and missed the rest of the 2007–08 season.

In the team's 2008 pre-season, Andrade suffered the same injury and missed the entire 2008–09. In a press release dated 7 August, Juventus stated:

"On 9 July 2008, during a training session at Pinzolo, the player Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade was the victim of another serious injury to his left knee (relapse of the fracture of the rotula) operated twice in the past season. A new osteosynthesis operation was thus needed, with the post-surgery prognosis being a number of months. Given the impossibility for the player to recover to play professionally, the company has proceeded to fully write down the residual book value of the player's registration rights with a negative effect on the 2007–08 financial year for €6.8 million."

That was the third in a year and the fourth left knee surgery Andrade had in his career. The Turin-based club wrote off his salary as well as part of the transfer fee for the fiscal year, though Andrade stated he hoped to return playing at the highest level.

On 8 April 2009, Juventus and Andrade reached an agreement, and the player's remaining contract was canceled, leaving him free to find another club. After being released from Juventus, he went on trial to Málaga CF, but he was not given a contract and was again free to search a new club. In early February 2010, he underwent a trial with Canadian side Toronto FC.

International career

Andrade made his debut for Portugal in April 2001, and was part of the nation's squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, scoring three goals in 51 caps – one of those goals came in the latter competition – played on home soil – a 2–1 win against Holland, in the semifinals (an own goal).

Andrade appeared in five games during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, collecting his last cap on 22 August 2007 against Armenia.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	14 November 2001	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Angola	3–1	5–1	Friendly
2	10 June 2003	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Bolivia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
3	3 September 2005	Estádio do Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Luxembourg	1–0	6–0	2006 World Cup qualification Club statistics
1997–98	Estrela Amadora	Portuguese League	5	1			–	–
1998–99			17	2			–	–
1999–00			31	0			–	–
2000–01	Porto	Portuguese League	20	1			–	–
2001–02			32	2			–	–
2002–03	Deportivo	Spanish League	11	0	6	0	–	–	4	0
2003–04			37	0			–	–	11	0
2004–05			35	1			–	–	7	0
2005–06			18	1			–	–
2006–07			22	0			–	–	–	–
2007–08	Juventus	Italian League	4	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
2008–09			0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0		Template:Football player statistics 3105||6|| || ||–||–|||||||| Template:Football player statistics 4123||2|| || ||–||–|||||||| Template:Football player statistics 44||0|| || ||–||–|||||||| Template:Football player statistics 5232||8|| || ||–||–|||||||| Template:Football player statistics end Honours Club Porto: Portuguese Cup: 2000–01 Portuguese Supercup: 2001; Runner-up 2000 Deportivo: Spanish Supercup: 2002 Country UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 2004 Personal life Andrade, along with fellow Portuguese internationals Miguel, Nani and Nélson, is a descendant from the Cape Verde islands, previously a Portuguese colony. He visited his homeland in 2006 and did some work with grassroots football during his stay. References External links Stats and profile at Zerozero Stats at ForaDeJogo Template:Pt icon PortuGOAL profile Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional Template:Es icon BDFutbol profile Gazzetta dello Sport profile Template:It icon FootballDatabase profile and stats