Paulo Jorge (footballer, born 1980)

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Paulo Jorge
Personal information
Full name Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Braga B (assistant manager)
Youth career
1992–1999 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Braga B 95 (11)
2002–2009 Braga 135 (9)
2009–2012 APOEL 46 (4)
2012–2014 Anorthosis 45 (2)
2014–2015 Doxa 14 (1)
Total 335 (27)
Managerial career
2018 APOEL (assistant)
2018– Braga B (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes (born 16 June 1980), known as Paulo Jorge, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently assistant manager of S.C. Braga B.

He played until the age of 29 with Braga, appearing in 166 official matches over seven Primeira Liga seasons. He finished his 16-year senior career in Cyprus.

Club career[edit]

Born in Braga, Paulo Jorge played for hometown club S.C. Braga for the vast majority of his career, which he began as a professional in the 2002–03 season. From his early Primeira Liga debut, he was awarded team captaincy.

Although a defensive player, Paulo Jorge scored five league goals in 2006–07 to help the team finish fourth, as well as two in the UEFA Cup against A.C. ChievoVerona[2] and Tottenham Hotspur.[3] In 2008–09, he was absent for the vast majority of the matches due to several surgeries to repair a foot ailment;[4] his return only took place on 1 May 2009 against Rio Ave FC (0–0), and it was the sole appearance he made during the campaign.[5]

On 10 June 2009, the board of APOEL FC announced the signing of Paulo Jorge on a two-year deal.[6] In his first year, he won the Cypriot Super Cup and took part in three group stage games in their first participation in the UEFA Champions League.

On 12 May 2011, after helping APOEL win the national championship, the 31-year-old Paulo Jorge renewed his contract for another year. The following campaign, he featured in nine Champions League matches in the side's surprising run to the quarter-finals.[7][8]

On 13 May 2012, Paulo Jorge signed a two-year contract with another team in the country, Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[9] He retired at the age of 35, after one season with Doxa Katokopias FC.

Paulo Jorge returned to APOEL on 22 March 2018, as assistant manager under compatriot Bruno Baltazar.[10]

Club statistics[edit]

[11][12]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga 2002–03 Primeira Liga 24 1 2 0 — — — 26 1
2003–04 Primeira Liga 26 1 1 0 — — — 27 1
2004–05 Primeira Liga 13 1 1 1 — 2 0 — 16 2
2005–06 Primeira Liga 20 1 2 0 — 2 0 — 24 1
2006–07 Primeira Liga 24 5 3 0 — 9 2 — 36 7
2007–08 Primeira Liga 27 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 — 36 0
2008–09 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 135 9 10 1 1 0 20 2 — 166 12
APOEL 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 13 1 0 0 — 6 0 1 0 20 1
2010–11 Cypriot First Division 15 2 0 0 — 5 1 — 20 3
2011–12 Cypriot First Division 18 1 1 0 — 14 0 — 33 1
Total 46 4 1 0 — 25 1 1 0 73 5
Anorthosis 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 19 0 3 0 — 4 0 — 26 0
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 26 2 2 0 — 2 0 — 30 2
Total 45 2 5 0 — 6 0 — 56 2
Doxa 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 14 1 0 0 — — — 14 1
Career total 234 16 16 1 1 0 51 3 1 0 303 20

Honours[edit]

APOEL

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Paulo Jorge" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (14 September 2006). "Sp. Braga-Chievo Verona, 2–0 (destaques)" [Sp. Braga-Chievo Verona, 2–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ Bevan, Chris (8 March 2007). "Braga 2–3 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Braga press on without Paulo Jorge". UEFA. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Paulo Jorge para de novo" [Paulo Jorge stops again]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 February 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Ανακοίνωση – Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes" [Αnnouncement – Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  7. ^ Haslam, Andrew (7 March 2012). "Lyon stunned as APOEL fairy tale continues". UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ Machado, Catarina (8 March 2012). "APOEL nos quartos da Champions: sim, é verdade" [APOEL in the Champions' last-eight: yes, it's true] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Κύριος" ο Πάολο Ζόρζε ["Lord" Paulo Jorge] (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  10. ^ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ 2018–2019 [Technical staff 2018–2019] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  11. ^ Paulo Jorge at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ a b c "Paulo Jorge". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

External links[edit]

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