Jorge Plácido
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Manuel Plácido Bravo da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Barreirense | ||
| 1981–1982 | Amora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1983 | Amora | 27 | (4) |
| 1983–1985 | Vitória Setúbal | 52 | (10) |
| 1985–1987 | Chaves | 51 | (12) |
| 1987–1988 | Porto | 16 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Sporting CP | 16 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Racing Paris | 27 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Porto | 4 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Salgueiros | 26 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Créteil | 20 | (3) |
| 1993–1997 | US Lusitanos | 80 | (17) |
| 1997–1998 | Saint-Denis | 14 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | US Lusitanos | 60 | (8) |
| Total | 393 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1989 | Portugal | 3 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Benfica Luanda | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jorge Manuel Plácido Bravo da Costa (born 19 June 1964), known as Plácido, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.
During his extensive career he played for nearly a dozen clubs, in both Portugal and France. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 192 games and 30 goals, over the course of a decade.
Club career
Born in Luanda, Angola, Plácido made his professional and Portuguese top division debuts at just 17, with lowly Amora FC. After showing promise at his following two clubs, Vitória de Setúbal and G.D. Chaves (with seven goals scored, he helped the latter qualify for the only time in its history for the UEFA Cup) the 23-year-old signed for F.C. Porto, but failed to adjust grossly.
In the following summer, Plácido moved to fellow league giants Sporting Clube de Portugal, meeting the same fate. In January 1989 he moved abroad to France, signing with Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 where he also failed to establish, often being demoted to the reserves of the Ligue 1 side and suffering relegation in his only full season. A second spell at Porto, in the 1990–91 campaign, also proved unassuming, as he only appeared in four matches, all from the bench.
After one more year in Portugal, at S.C. Salgueiros, Plácido returned to France, continuing to play until the age of 37 in the country's lower leagues in representation of US Créteil-Lusitanos, US Lusitanos and Saint-Denis FC. He never appeared in higher than the latter nation's third level.
International career
Plácido played three times for the Portuguese national team, scoring twice. His arrival coincided with the defection of practically all of the members of the national side, after the infamous Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
On 29 March 1987 Plácido's most important moment in the international scene arrived, as his brace helped avoid a shock defeat in Madeira against Malta for the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifiers (2–2).[1]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 1987 | Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal |  Malta | 1–0 | 2–2 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 2 | 29 March 1987 | Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Portugal | Malta | 2–2 | 2–2 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
References
- ↑ "Portugal 2–2 Malta". UEFA.com. 29 March 1987. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
External links
- Profile at Zerozero
- Jorge Plácido profile at ForaDeJogo
- Jorge Plácido at National-Football-Teams.com