Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is professional

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coach and former player. He played as a midfielder, predominantly in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a briefly spell in the

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before retiring.

Club career

Cordeiro was born in Portalegre and started playing aged 7 hometown's Estrela de Portalegre. In 1991, he moved to S.L. Benfica youth system. In the 1997–98 season he was loaned to SL Olivais. After one season in Portimão, Cordeiro returned to Benfica to play in the

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in 1999. On 4 October 2000, he was called by first-team coach

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for a friendly match against

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. In November, he received another call, this time to a

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match against Vitória de Guimarães, but eventually did not leave the bench, subsequently returning to the B-side. On 30 May 2012, Cordeiro signed for Norwegian side

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International career

In 1995, Cordeiro helped the under-16s winning that year's UEFA European Championship. He scored three goals, including the solo winning goal against host Belgium in the quarterfinals and one in the semi-final against Germany. Later that year, he was named in the

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for the

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and played four games in an eventual quarter-final exit. In 1997, he represented the Portugal under-18 team in the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, held in Iceland. Portugal reached the final and lost 1-0 in the against France. Four categories comprised, Cordeiro amassed 34 caps and scored 11 goals.

Coaching career

While playing for AD Oeiras, Cordeiro he earned his UEFA 'C' and 'B'

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. While he was playing for Follo, he started coaching the under-14s of his local team,

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Club statistics

Honours

Club

;Oeiras * AF Lisboa 1ª Divisão Honra: 2008–09 ;Follo *

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Country

;Portugal * UEFA European Under-16 Championship:

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* UEFA European Under-18 Championship: Runner-up

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References

External links

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Portuguese Football Federation profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cordeiro, Jorge 1978 births Living people People from Portalegre, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Portimonense S.C. players S.L. Benfica B players Seixal F.C. players F.C. Barreirense players S.C.U. Torreense players Clube Oriental de Lisboa players AD Oeiras players Follo FK players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Sportspeople from Portalegre District S.L. Benfica non-playing staff