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

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club

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. As a player and manager, he was most associated with

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, where he spent all but one season of his playing career and coached several of its teams, including two spells with the main squad and winning the

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in 2023–24. He also led

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to their first-ever

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title in

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, also winning that year's Série A before departing for

Playing career

Born in

, Artur Jorge played mostly for hometown club

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. 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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. On 24 May 1998, he captained the side in the

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final, a 3–1 loss to

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, in which he was booked after ten minutes for a foul on

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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 reserves would be revived and compete in the Segunda Liga as of the upcoming campaign. Shortly after, Artur Jorge was named head coach, achieving a 2–2 draw at

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on his debut on 11 August. He quit on 16 October, having taken five points and no wins from nine games. In July 2013, Artur Jorge was appointed at

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. 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 won 4–0 at home to C.D. Aves on his debut three days later, and secured third place with a 2–1 victory on the final day over champions Porto; he 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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. His first season back at the

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was the best in the club's history for points (78), wins (25) and goals (75), as they beat

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to third place and a

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to the

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for the first time in 11 years; his team lost the national cup final on 4 June to Porto, whose manager

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was an opponent in the fixture of the same outcome 25 years earlier. On 20 September 2023, Artur Jorge made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 group stage defeat at home to

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. In the following fixture he managed his first victory in the competition, beating

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3–2 away. Artur Jorge extended his contract with Braga on 10 November 2023, until 2025. The following 27 January, his team won the

by defeating

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in the final on penalties after a 1–1 draw in

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. On 3 April 2024, Artur Jorge became head coach of

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side

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, who paid

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2 million to acquire his services. He was officially presented three days later. His debut on 14 April was a 3–2 loss away to

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, whose winning goal came in added time. On 30 November 2024, Artur Jorge led his team to

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in the

, defeating fellow Brazilians

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3–1 in spite of playing more than 90 minutes with one player less. The following month, he gave them their third national title in history, totalling six more points than the previous back-to-back champions

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. On 3 January 2025, Botafogo announced Artur Jorge's departure by mutual consent. The following day, he was appointed at

club

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Personal life

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Braga *

: 2023–24 Botafogo *

Individual *

Manager of the Month: April 2023 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Coach of the Year: 2024 *

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Team of the Year: 2024

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artur Jorge 1972 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players F.C. Penafiel players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers F.C. Famalicão managers S.C. Braga B managers S.C. Braga managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Qatar Stars League managers Al-Rayyan SC managers Copa Libertadores–winning managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Brazil Expatriate football managers in Qatar Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar S.C. Braga non-playing staff