Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is professional football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder, predominantly in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a briefly spell in the Norwegian football 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.[1] In the 1997–98 season he was loaned to SL Olivais.
After one season in Portimão, Cordeiro returned to Benfica to play in the reserves team in 1999. On 4 October 2000, he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho for a friendly match against Olympique de Marseille.[2] In November, he received another call, this time to a Primeira Liga match against Vitória de Guimarães, but eventually did not leave the bench, subsequently returning to the B-side.[3]
On 30 May 2012, Cordeiro signed for Norwegian side Follo FK.[1][4]
International career
Cordeiro helped the under-16s win the 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 squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship 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.[5]
Coaching career
While playing for AD Oeiras, Cordeiro he earned his UEFA 'C' and 'B' Licences. While he was playing for Follo, he started coaching the under-14s of his local team, Ski IL.[1]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Follo 2 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Follo | 2012 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
- Oeiras
- AF Lisboa 1ª Divisão Honra: 2008–09
- Follo
Country
- Portugal
References
- ^ a b c "Jorge Cordeiro, histórico do Benfica joga e treina na Noruega" [Jorge Cordeiro, Benfica's historic plays and trains in Norway]. mais futebol (in Portuguese). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Mozer quer jogadores "com Benfica no coração"" [Mozer wants players "with Benfica in the heart"]. TSF (in Portuguese). 4 October 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Dani suspenso e convidado a sair" [Dani suspended and invited to leave]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 November 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Tidligere Benfica-spiller til Follo FK" [Former Benfica player to Follo FK]. oblad (in Norwegian). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Cordeiro". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Jorge Cordeiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jorge Cordeiro at Soccerway
- Jorge Cordeiro at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Portuguese Football Federation profile
