Jorge Ferreira da Silva (born 14 December 1967 in

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), commonly known as Palhinha, is a retired Brazilian

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who played as an

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or as a

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Clubs career

Palhinha played for

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in the golden years of 1992 and 1993 – alongside star players like

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, Leonardo,

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and

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– to win the

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and Intercontinental Cup twice, in 1992 and 1993. In 1992, he also was the top scorer of the Copa Libertadores, with 7 goals. He also conquered the

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in 1992 against the

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, and later became the double champions of

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and

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against Cruzeiro and

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, respectively. Moreover, he helped São Paulo beat

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to triumph

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. In 2001, he helped

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to win the Apertura Championship in its centennial year. This feat was obtained under Brazilian manager

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. With Cruzeiro he again won the Copa Libertadores in

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International career

During his golden era at São Paulo, Palhinha was selected to Brazil national team. He played for his country for 16 times, but was not managed to be selected again since 1993.

Honours

Club

; São Paulo *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

: 1992 *

: 1992, 1993 * Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993 *

: 1993, 1994 *

: 1993 *

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: 1994 ; Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 1996, 1997 * Copa Brasil: 1996 *

: 1997 ; Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1999 ; América-MG *

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: 2000 ; Alianza Lima *

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: 2001 ; Marília *

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: 2002

Individual

top scorer: 1992 *

's top scorer: 1992

References

External links

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