Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim (born 1 January 1972), known as Artur Jorge, is a Portuguese

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Artur Jorge played mostly for hometown club

. He made his

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debut on 29 November 1992, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 away win against

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. After 12 years at the

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, the 33-year-old Artur Jorge retired at the end of the 2004–05 season with newly promoted F.C. Penafiel, contributing only 90 minutes to the team's midtable finish.

Coaching career

Artur Jorge began working as a manager with

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, helping them to the third place in the play-offs of the fourth division, narrowly missing out on promotion. He subsequently worked with Braga's under-19s, who finished second and third in the junior championship during his tenure. In early 2012, it was announced that Braga's reserve side would be revived and compete in the Segunda Liga as of the upcoming campaign. Shortly after, Artur Jorge was named head coach, but he quit after only four months in charge. In July 2013, Artur Jorge was appointed at F.C. Tirsense. He returned to Braga's youths in 2017, and became first-team boss on 1 July 2020 when Custódio resigned with five games left of the season. He secured third place with a 2–1 victory on the final day over champions

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, and was named in charge of the under-23 side shortly after. Artur Jorge returned to Braga B on 16 June 2021. On 18 May 2022, he was reappointed at the helm of the main squad following the departure of

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Personal life

Artur Jorge's son, known by the same name, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Braga.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artur Jorge 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Braga Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players F.C. Penafiel players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers F.C. Famalicão managers S.C. Braga managers