Jorge Luís Andrade da Silva
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Jorge Luís Andrade da Silva, better known as Andrade, was a skillful defensive midfielder born April 21, 1957 in Juiz de Fora, MG. From 1977 to 1987 he played for Flamengo, taking part in the club's Golden Age and winning 4 Rio State Championships, 4 Brazilian Championships, the 1981 Copa Libertadores and the 1981 Intercontinental Cup.
With 556 matches for Flamengo, Andrade is the 5th player with most appearances for the club.
Soon after his glorious era in Flamengo he moved to AS Roma and then Vasco da Gama winning the 1989 Brazilian Championship. In the early 1980s he played for Brazilian national football team.
Andrade also won a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Andrade and Zinho are the Brazilian players who most won the National League: 5 times each -- one of them, 1987, together. Currently, Andrade works as Flamengo's assistant manager.
[edit] Clubs
- 1976-1978 - Flamengo (youth)
- 1978-1979 - ULA Mérida
- 1979-1987 - Flamengo
- 1988-1989 - AS Roma
- 1989-1990 - Vasco da Gama
- 1991-1991 - EC Internacional de Lages
- 1991-1991 - Atlético-PR
- 1992-1993 - Desportiva Capixaba
- 1994-1994 - Linhares EC
- 1994-1994 - Operário
- 1995-1995 - EC Barreira
[edit] Reference
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article
