Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira (born 5 February 1976) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in

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, Madureira joined

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's youth system at the age of 10. In the 1993–94 season he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 0–0 home draw against S.C. Beira-Mar on 2 June 1994 in what would be his only competitive appearance. Subsequently, Madureira played for Leça FC (

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, ...

, only five matches) 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 ...

( Segunda Liga), spending the next two years with C.D. Aves in the second division. He returned to the top flight for the 1998–99 campaign, but only featured once for Académica de Coimbra – a 0–5 home loss to

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– who also suffered relegation as last. In the following seasons, Madureira represented

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and Vilanovense FC, then signed a contract with second-tier club

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded on 8 December 1911, in the parish of Paranhos, it is mostly known f ...

. After one year with

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in division three, he returned to Leça for three additional campaigns, helping the club to return to that level in his second year and retiring professionally in June 2008, at the age of 32.

International career

Madureira won 15 caps for the Portugal under-20 team, adding another appearance with the under-21s. He played all the matches for the former side at the

1995 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1995 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 10th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held in Qatar from 13 to 28 April 1995. The tournament too ...

, in a third-place finish.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madureira, Jorge 1976 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Matosinhos Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players FC Porto players Leça F.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players C.D. Aves players Académica de Coimbra (football) players A.D. Esposende players F.C. Penafiel players S.C. Salgueiros players F.C. Pedras Rubras players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers