Jorge Luiz Sousa

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Personal information
Jorginho
Full name	Jorge Luiz Pereira de Sousa
Date of birth	May 6, 1977 (1977-05-06) (age 31)
Place of birth	Goiás, Brazil
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Sporting Braga
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994 1995-1999 2000 2000 2001 2001-2005 2005-2007 2007-	Goiatuba Atlético Paranaense Santo André Gama Goiânia Vitória Setúbal FC Porto Sporting Braga	37 (5) 6 (0) 128 (38) 44 (4) 9 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Luiz Pereira de Sousa, better known as Jorginho (born 6 May 1977 in Goiás, Brazil), is a professional footballer currently playing in Sporting Clube de Braga.

Jorginho started his career in regional side Goiatuba, earning him a transfer to Clube Atlético Paranaense, where he played for five seasons before being loaned to Grêmio Inhumense, and then to Goiânia. He was sold to Portuguese side Vitória FC at the start of the European 2001-02 season. In Setúbal, his first season was short of impressive, scoring two goals in 32 matches. In the next season, while hitting the back of the net ten times, he saw Vitória sink to the Liga de Honra, but helped the team getting a promotion in the following year, with 17 goals.

Back in the SuperLiga for the 2004-05 season, Jorginho helped the team hold on to a secure mid-table spot (which was at risk following José Couceiro's departure to FC Porto), and while he could have left Setúbal during the January 2005 transfer window on a free transfer, he remained on the club and was presented with a victory in the Cup of Portugal, and a transfer to FC Porto, where he gained the confidence of manager Co Adriaanse (despite being signed still with Couceiro in charge), playing an attacking trio with Benni McCarthy, Lisandro Lopez and Adriano.

Towards the end of the 2005-06 season, Jorginho proved decisive in a thrilling Sporting Lisbon vs Porto title-decider, having scored the winning 1-0 goal during the last minutes of the match. Porto went on the conquer the title.