Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista (born 2 April 1977) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Mafamude Mafamude is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia (; cel-x-proto, Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Po ...

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, Baptista spent the vast majority of his senior career in the lower levels of Portuguese football. In the Primeira Liga he represented, as a starter, G.D. Estoril Praia and Gil Vicente FC (suffering relegation with both, although only due to irregularities in the second case), being a backup at Leixões S.C. and Associação Naval 1º de Maio. In late January 2011, aged nearly 34, Baptista returned to former club Gil Vicente, with the Barcelos-based club now in the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baptista, Jorge 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