Jorge Madureira

Jorge Madureira

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira
Date of birth	(1976-02-05) 5 February 1976
Place of birth	Matosinhos, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Porto	1	(0)
1994–1995	Leça	5	(0)
1995–1996	Gil Vicente	8	(0)
1996–1998	Aves	57	(9)
1998–1999	Académica	1	(0)
1999–2000	Esposende	17	(1)
2000–2001	Penafiel	21	(0)
2001–2002	Vilanovense	24	(4)
2002–2004	Salgueiros	16	(0)
2004–2005	Pedras Rubras	28	(3)
2005–2008	Leça
2010–2012	Dragões Sandinenses
2012–2013	Nun´Alvares
International career
1991–1992	Portugal U16	29	(2)
1992	Portugal U17	6	(0)
1993–1994	Portugal U18	14	(2)
1994–1995	Portugal U20	15	(1)
1998	Portugal U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira (born 5 February 1976) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Madureira joined F.C. Porto's youth system at the age of 10. In the 1993–94 season he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 0–0 home draw against S.C. Beira-Mar on 2 June 1994, in what would be his only official appearance for the main squad.

Subsequently Madureira played for Leça FC (first division, only five games) and Gil Vicente FC (second), spending the following two years with C.D. Aves in the second level. He returned to the top flight for the 1998–99 campaign, but only appeared once for Académica de Coimbra – a 0–5 home loss against F.C. Alverca – who also suffered relegation.

In the following years Madureira represented AD Esposende, F.C. Penafiel and Vilanovense FC, then spent two seasons in division two with S.C. Salgueiros during which he appeared in only 16 league games combined. After one year with F.C. Pedras Rubras in the third level he returned to Leça for three additional campaigns, helping the club return to that category in his second year and retiring professionally in June 2008, at the age of 32.

International career

Madureira gained 15 caps for the Portuguese under-20 team, adding another appearance with the under-21s. With the former he competed at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing in all the matches for the eventual third-placed team.

External links

• Jorge Madureira at footballzz.co.uk
• Jorge Madureira profile at ForaDeJogo