Jorge Teixeira

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Jorge Teixeira
Teixeira in action for Standard Liège in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jorge Filipe Avelino Teixeira[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-27) 27 August 1986 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AVS
Number 5
Youth career
1995–1997 Catujalense
1997–2005 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Casa Pia 30 (3)
2006–2007 Odivelas 23 (1)
2007–2008 Fátima 18 (0)
2008 Atromitos 17 (1)
2009 AEP 12 (0)
2009–2010 Maccabi Haifa 27 (1)
2010–2014 Zürich 92 (8)
2013Siena (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2016 Standard Liège 35 (4)
2016–2017 Charlton Athletic 39 (6)
2017–2023 Sint-Truiden 135 (6)
2023– AVS 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Jorge Filipe Avelino Teixeira (born 27 August 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS Futebol SAD.

He spent most of his career abroad, mainly 170 games in the Belgian Pro League with Standard Liège and Sint-Truiden, while also winning the Swiss Cup with Zürich in 2014. Additionally, he had spells in Cyprus, Israel, Italy and England.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in Lisbon, Teixeira spent eight years in Sporting CP's youth system, but never appeared officially for its first team, being released in 2005 and spending his first two seasons as a senior in the third division, with Casa Pia A.C. and Odivelas FC, both hailing from the Lisboa Region. In 2007–08 he made his debut in the Segunda Liga, being relegated with C.D. Fátima.[3][4][5]

Six teams in five countries[edit]

Teixeira split the 2008–09 campaign between two teams in Cyprus, suffering relegation with Atromitos Yeroskipou. In summer 2009 he signed for Maccabi Haifa F.C. and, the following year, joined FC Zürich of Switzerland, who paid a fee of $1.2 million to the Israeli side.[5]

On 20 July 2010, Teixeira made his Super League debut with his new club, opening an eventual 3–2 away loss against FC Basel.[6] In January 2013, he was loaned to Italy's A.C. Siena until June,[7] starting in all his league appearances but being relegated from Serie A.[8]

In May 2014, after helping Zürich to capture the Swiss Cup in a defeat of Basel,[9] Teixeira joined Standard Liége on a three-year contract to be made effective on 30 June.[10][11]

Charlton Athletic[edit]

Teixeira after scoring for Charlton against Birmingham City

On 19 January 2016, Teixeira moved teams and countries again, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee, under former Standard manager José Riga.[12] His maiden appearance in the Championship occurred four days later, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers.[13] He scored in home wins over Middlesbrough[14] and Birmingham City,[15] as his team suffered relegation.[16]

Teixeira was close to a loan move to S.V. Zulte Waregem back in Belgium for 2016–17, but it collapsed due to his high salary and the signing of fellow defender Luca Marrone from Juventus FC.[17] He missed the start of the League One season due to a hamstring injury,[18] and on 14 January he was sent off at the end of a goalless draw against local rivals Millwall at The Valley.[19] On 18 February, he came on as a second-half substitute and scored twice in a 3–3 draw at Rochdale, including the equaliser.[20]

Sint-Truiden[edit]

On 15 July 2017, Teixeira joined Sint-Truidense V.V. on a three-year contract.[21] He suffered a hip injury in September 2019,[22] and did not return until February.[23]

Teixeira added one more year to his contract in January 2021,[24] and February 2022.[25]

Later career[edit]

On 30 June 2023, Teixeira returned to his country's leagues for the first time in 15 years, signing with Liga Portugal 2 side AVS Futebol SAD. He was their first signing since the merger and relocation of U.D. Vilafranquense and C.D. Aves.[26]

Honours[edit]

Zürich

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Jorge Teixeira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Saleiro: «Uma grande época para ajudar o Fátima»" [Saleiro: "A great season to help Fátima"]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 June 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Fátima vai "fazer tudo para regressar" à Liga de Honra" [Fátima will "do anything to return" to the Honour League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 May 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Made in: Jorge Teixeira no Zurique depois da «Champions»" [Made in: Jorge Teixeira to Zürich after the Champions League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ "FCZ verliert in Basel mit 2:3" [FCZ lose 2:3 in Basel] (in German). FC Zürich. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Jorge Teixeira no Siena" [Jorge Teixeira to Siena] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Jorge Teixeira e Nélson despromovidos em Itália" [Jorge Teixeira and Nélson relegated in Italy]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Kieslich, Christoph; Waldis, Samuel (21 April 2014). "FCB muss krassen Fehlentscheid einstecken und verliert den Cupfinal" [FCB make glaring mistakes down the stretch and lose Cup final]. TagesWoche (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ "'Standard geeft verdediger van FC Zürich een driejarig contract'" ['Standard give FC Zürich defender a three-year contract'] (in Dutch). Standard Luik Wordpress. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Jorge Texeira (FC Zurich) signe pour trois ans au Standard" [Jorge Texeira (FC Zurich) signs with Standard for three years] (in French). Sud Info. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Jorge Teixeira joins Charlton Athletic from Standard Liege". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Charlton Athletic 1–1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Charlton Athletic find succour in deepening Middlesbrough's crisis". The Guardian. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Charlton 2–1 Birmingham: Jorge Teixeira scores late winner". Sky Sports. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Charlton Athletic relegated to League One after draw at Bolton". The Guardian. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  17. ^ Bacon, Jake (2 September 2016). "Exclusive: Charlton ace Jorge Teixeira suffers transfer deadline day heartbreak as Zulte Waregem move falls through". News Shopper. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  18. ^ Sealey, Louis (16 September 2016). "Charlton injury news: Russell Slade provides update on Ahmed Kashi, Jorge Teixeira and El-Hadji Ba". News Shopper. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  19. ^ Kelly, John (14 January 2017). "Millwall boss admits Charlton disallowed goal could have stood". Southwark news. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Rochdale 3–3 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Jorge Teixeira joins Sint-Truiden on a permanent deal". Charlton Athletic F.C. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ^ Arnould, Antoine (18 October 2019). "Absence prolongée pour Jorge Teixeira" [Extended absence for Jorge Teixeira] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Bonne nouvelle pour Jorge Teixeira" [Good news for Jorge Teixeira] (in French). WalFoot. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  24. ^ Holsbeek, Florian (30 January 2021). "OFFICIEL: Texeira [sic] prolonge à STVV" [Official: Teixeira extends at STVV] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  25. ^ Fiammetti, Alexandre (22 February 2022). "Saint-Trond prolonge l'un de ses tauliers : "Je ne suis pas né Canari, mais je le suis devenu"" [Saint-Truiden extend one of their mainstays: "I was not born a Canary, but I became one"] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Jorge Teixeira é o primeiro reforço do Aves SAD para 2023/24" [Jorge Teixeira is Aves SAD's first addition for 2023/24] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

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