Jorge Cordeiro

Jorge Cordeiro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro
Date of birth	(1978-09-02) 2 September 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth	Portalegre, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Benfica B (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1990	Estrela de Portalegre
1990–1997	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	→ Olivais (loan)
1998–1999	Portimonense	27	(4)
1999–2001	Benfica B	65	(20)
2001–2002	Seixal	33	(3)
2002–2003	Barreirense	30	(3)
2003–2004	Torreense	13	(1)
2004–2005	Oriental	28	(2)
2005–2012	AD Oeiras
2012–2013	Follo 2	7	(1)
2012–2013	Follo	28	(1)
International career
1994	Portugal U15	7	(2)
1994–1995	Portugal U16	12	(3)
1995	Portugal U17	4	(0)
1996–1997	Portugal U18	11	(6)
Managerial career
2012	Ski (youth)
2022–	Benfica B (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Portugal Men's Football UEFA European Under-16 Championship Portugal 1995 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is a Portuguese professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder, primarily in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a brief spell in Norwegian football before retiring.

Club career

Born in Portalegre, Portugal, Cordeiro joined his hometown team, Sport Clube Estrela [pt], (better known as Estrela de Portalegre), at the age of seven. In 1991, he moved to S.L. Benfica, where he was assigned to their youth system. In the 1997–98 season, he was loaned to S.L. Olivais.

After one season in Portimão, Cordeiro returned to Benfica to play in the reserve team in 1999. On 4 October 2000, he was called up by first-team coach José Mourinho for a friendly match against Olympique de Marseille. In November, he received another call, this time for a Primeira Liga match against Vitória de Guimarães, but would instead remain on the bench, subsequently returning to the B-side.

On 30 May 2012, Cordeiro signed for Norwegian side Follo FK.

International career

Cordeiro helped the Portugal under-16s win the UEFA European Championship. He scored three times, including his solo goal against hosts Belgium in the quarter-finals and one in the semi-final against Germany.

Later that year, he was named in the Portugal under-17 squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, playing four games before an eventual quarter-final exit.

In 1997, he represented the under-18 side in the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, held in Iceland. Portugal reached the final, losing 1–0 against France.

Four categories comprised, Cordeiro amassed 34 caps and scored 11 goals.

Coaching career

While playing for AD Oeiras, Cordeiro earned his UEFA 'C' and 'B' Licences. While he was playing for Follo, he started coaching the under-14s of his local team, Ski IL.

Club statistics

Honours

References

External links

• Jorge Cordeiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Jorge Cordeiro at Soccerway
• Jorge Cordeiro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Portuguese Football Federation profile