Jorjão (footballer)

Jorjão
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva
Date of birth	31 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central Defender
Youth career
1988–1989	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1995	Coritiba
1991	→ Grêmio (loan)
1994	→ Portuguesa (loan)
1996	Defensor Sporting
1996	Veracruz
1997	Deportes Tolima
1998–2001	Club Nacional de Football
2002–2003	Tianjin Teda
2004	Jandaia Esporte Clube
2004	Wuhan Huanghelong
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva (literally Big Jorge; born 31 December 1970), known as Jorjão or sometimes Jorgeao, is a former Brazilian footballer.

Biography[edit]

Jorge started his professional career at Coritiba,^[1] and played for Coritiba at 1990, 1991 Copa do Brasil and 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. After Coritiba relegated, he spent next Campeonato Brasileiro season at Portuguesa. He then left for Ibero-America clubs and settled in Uruguay.

He played for 1997 Copa CONMEBOL for Deportes Tolima, 1999 Copa Libertadores and 2001 Copa Mercosur for Nacional. He played 46 league matches and scored 2 goals in 2000 and 2001 seasons.^[2]^[3]

In 2002, he left for China, and known as 曉曉. In January 2003, his contract was extended.^[4]

He then returned to play for amateur side Jandaia Esporte Clube.

Palmares[edit]

Titulos Locales
Titulos	Club	Pais	Año
Torneo Apertura	Nacional	Uruguay	1998
Torneo Clausura	Nacional	Uruguay	1998
Campeonato Uruguayo	Nacional	Uruguay	1998
Torneo Apertura	Nacional	Uruguay	1999
Liguilla	Nacional	Uruguay	1999
Torneo Apertura	Nacional	Uruguay	2000
Campeonato Uruguayo	Nacional	Uruguay	2000
Torneo Clausura	Nacional	Uruguay	2001
Campeonato Uruguayo	Nacional	Uruguay	2001
China League One	Whan Hongjintong	China	2004

References[edit]

^ "Jorjão: raça e força durante os jogos pelo Coritiba". Parana Online (in Portuguese). 11 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ "Campeón Uruguayo 2000 - Sitio Oficial del Club Nacional de Football". Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Campeón Uruguayo 2001 - Sitio Oficial del Club Nacional de Football". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ 曉曉在不聲不響中續簽天津泰達引援「動作不少」 [Jorjão silently extended his contract, Tianjin Teda "not small" movement on foreigner] (in Chinese). 每日新報. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

External links[edit]

Profile at futpedia.globo.com (in Portuguese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 August 2009)
Jorjão at BDFA (in Spanish)
CBF Contract Record (in Portuguese) at archive.today (archived 31 December 2012)
Profile at tenfieldigital.com.uy^{[permanent dead link]} (in Spanish)

[1] "Jorjão: raça e força durante os jogos pelo Coritiba". Parana Online (in Portuguese). 11 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

[2] "Campeón Uruguayo 2000 - Sitio Oficial del Club Nacional de Football". Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[3] "Campeón Uruguayo 2001 - Sitio Oficial del Club Nacional de Football". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[4] 曉曉在不聲不響中續簽天津泰達引援「動作不少」 [Jorjão silently extended his contract, Tianjin Teda "not small" movement on foreigner] (in Chinese). 每日新報. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

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