Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista (born 2 April 1977) is a Portuguese former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in
Mafamude,
Vila Nova de Gaia,
Porto District, Baptista spent the vast majority of his senior career in the
lower levels of Portuguese football. In the
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
he represented, as a starter,
G.D. Estoril Praia
Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...
and
Gil Vicente FC
Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...
(suffering relegation with both, although only due to
irregularities in
the second case), being a backup at
Leixões S.C.
Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...
and
Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Associ ...
.
In late January 2011, aged nearly 34, Baptista returned to former club Gil Vicente, with the
Barcelos-based club now in the
second division.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia
Portuguese footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players
S.C. Espinho players
G.D. Estoril Praia players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
Leixões S.C. players
Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
S.C. Covilhã players
S.C. Freamunde players
C.D. Trofense players