Carlos Jorge (footballer)

Carlos Jorge
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Jorge Camacho Dantas
Date of birth8 November 1966
Place of birthFunchal, Portugal
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Marítimo (assistant)
Youth career
1982–1983Barreirense Funchal
1983–1985Marítimo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1992Marítimo134(9)
1987–1988União Madeira (loan)
1992–1994Sporting CP22(2)
1994–2001Marítimo160(10)
National team
1988Portugal U214(0)
Teams managed
2009–2010Marítimo B (assistant)
2010–Marítimo (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Jorge Camacho Dantas (born 8 November 1966), known as Carlos Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Over the course of 15 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 316 games and 21 goals, for Marítimo and Sporting.

Football career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Carlos Jorge arrived in C.S. Marítimo's youth system at the age of 16, making his first-team and first division debuts two years later. After a one-year loan to C.F. União in the second level, also in the island, he returned to become an essential defensive unit, amassing 120 league appearances in four seasons (with nine goals); in the 1990–91 campaign, as his side finished tenth – the top division in Portugal then comprised 20 teams – he played all 38 games and minutes, scoring a career-best five goals.

In 1992 Jorge signed with national powerhouse Sporting Clube de Portugal, but appeared sparingly over the course of two seasons. He then returned to the Verde-rubros, playing a further seven years always in the main category; in 1997–98 the everpresent team captain scored four in 30 matches as Marítimo qualified for the UEFA Cup, where they would exit in the first round against Leeds United (on penalties).

Jorge begun his manager career in 2009, acting as assistant coach to both the first and second teams of his main club.

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