Jorge Andrade

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Jorge Andrade

Full name	Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade
Date of birth	April 9, 1978 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Deportivo de La Coruña
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2002 2002–	CF Estrela da Amadora FC Porto Deportivo de La Coruña	53 (3) 52 (3) 113 (2)
National team²
2001-	Portugal	48 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 22, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Andrade (pron. IPA: ['ʒɔɾʒ(ɨ) ɐ̃'dɾad(ɨ)]), full name Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade, OIH, (born 9 April 1978) is a football defender who plays for RC Deportivo La Coruña.

While not completely sidestepping an education in the Portuguese top-flight in the manner of a Costinha or Pauleta, Jorge Andrade is another current international who has built his reputation largely via his exploits abroad.

The Lisbon-born 28-year-old’s debut for his hometown club Estrela da Amadora was during their most successful season ever as they finished 7th in the first division. Andrade caught the eye immediately, and in 2000 was on the move, north to Porto.

Porto years

Andrade’s stock as a centre-back of strength, poise, pace and capable distribution rose significantly during his time with the Dragons. He made his debut for the national side in November 2001, and he was Porto’s most-used player in the 2001/02 Champions League, playing 12 times as the team reached the second group phase.

After a pit-stop in South Korea for Portugal’s unsuccessful 2002 World Cup campaign, Andrade was snapped up by then-big-spending Deportivo La Coruna in a move that cost the Galicians in excess of €12m.

Andrade has been courted by numerous clubs on different occasions, including Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Valencia and Inter Milan. Andrade was part of the Portugal national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004 and has scored 3 goals in 46 caps as of February 2006.^[1]

There have been increasing reports of major clubs like Barcelona and Valencia courting Andrade in this season.

[edit] References

www.PortuGOAL.net | | The definitive Portuguese football site (Player Profile Section)

^ Depor defender keen on Chelsea move, ontheminute.com, February 11, 2007

	Portugal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Baía \| 2 J. Costa \| 3 Abel Xavier \| 4 Caneira \| 5 F. Couto \| 6 Paulo Sousa \| 7 Figo \| 8 João Pinto \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Rui Costa \| 11 S. Conceição \| 12 H. Viana \| 13 J. Andrade \| 14 P. Barbosa \| 15 Nélson \| 16 Ricardo \| 17 P. Bento \| 18 Frechaut \| 19 Capucho \| 20 Petit \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Beto \| 23 Rui Jorge \| Coach: Oliveira

	Portugal squad - 2004 European Football Championship Runners-Up
1 Ricardo \| 2 P. Ferreira \| 3 Rui Jorge \| 4 J. Andrade \| 5 F. Couto \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Figo \| 8 Petit \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Rui Costa \| 11 Simão \| 12 Quim \| 13 Miguel \| 14 N. Valente \| 15 Beto \| 16 R. Carvalho \| 17 C. Ronaldo \| 18 Maniche \| 19 Tiago \| 20 Deco \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Moreira \| 23 H. Postiga \| Coach: Scolari

Deportivo de La Coruña - Current Squad
1 Aouate \| 2 Manuel Pablo \| 3 Pablo Álvarez \| 4 Duscher \| 5 Coloccini \| 6 De Guzmán \| 7 Bodipo \| 8 Sergio \| 9 Taborda \| 10 Arizmendi \| 11 Riki \| 12 Adrián \| 13 Munúa \| 14 Andrade \| 15 Capdevila \| 16 Juan Rodriguez \| 18 Lopo \| 19 Barragán \| 20 Cristian \| 21 Valerón \| 22 Juanma \| 23 Estoyanoff \| 24 Verdú \| 25 Filipe \| 26 Iago \| 35 Rivera \| Manager: Caparrós