Jorge Plácido

Jorge Plácido

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Plácido Bravo da Costa
Date of birth	(1964-06-19) 19 June 1964
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1978–1981	Barreirense
1981–1982	Amora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1983	Amora	27	(4)
1983–1985	Vitória Setúbal	52	(10)
1985–1987	Chaves	51	(12)
1987–1988	Porto	16	(1)
1988–1989	Sporting CP	16	(2)
1989–1990	Racing Paris	27	(2)
1990–1991	Porto	4	(0)
1991–1992	Salgueiros	26	(1)
1992–1993	Créteil	20	(3)
1993–1997	US Lusitanos	80	(17)
1997–1998	Saint-Denis	14	(2)
1998–2001	US Lusitanos	60	(8)
Total		393	(62)
International career
1987–1989	Portugal	3	(2)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Benfica Luanda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Plácido Bravo da Costa (born 19 June 1964), known as Plácido, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

He played for nearly a dozen clubs during his extensive career, in both Portugal and France. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 192 games and 30 goals, over the course of a decade.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Plácido made his professional and Primeira Liga debuts at just 17, with lowly Amora FC. After showing promise at his following two clubs, Vitória F.C. and G.D. Chaves (with seven goals scored, he helped the latter qualify for the only time in its history for the UEFA Cup) the 23-year-old signed for FC Porto, but failed to adjust grossly.

In the following summer, Plácido moved to fellow league team Sporting Clube de Portugal, meeting the same fate. In January 1989 he moved abroad to France, signing with Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 where he also failed to establish, often being demoted to the reserves of the Ligue 1 side and suffering relegation in his only full season. A second spell at Porto, in the 1990–91 campaign, also proved unassuming, as he only appeared in four matches, all from the bench.

After one more year in Portugal, at S.C. Salgueiros, Plácido returned to France, continuing to play until the age of 37 in the country's lower leagues in representation of US Créteil-Lusitanos, US Lusitanos and Saint-Denis FC. He never appeared in higher than the latter nation's third level.

International career

Plácido played three times for Portugal, scoring twice. His arrival coincided with the defection of practically all of the members of the national team, after the infamous Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

On 29 March 1987, Plácido's most important moment in the international scene arrived as his brace helped avoid a shock defeat in Madeira against Malta for the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifiers (2–2).

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	29 March 1987	Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal	Malta	1–0	2–2	Euro 1988 qualifying
2	29 March 1987	Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal	Malta	2–2	2–2	Euro 1988 qualifying References External links Template:Zerozero Jorge Plácido at ForaDeJogo (archived) Jorge Plácido at National-Football-Teams.com Portugal stats at Eu-Football