Jorge Paixão

Jorge Paixão
Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel da Silva Paixão Santos
Date of birth (1965-12-19) 19 December 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 DHJ (manager)
Youth career
1978–1980 Almada
1980–1982 Amora
1982–1983 Benfica
1983–1984 Amora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Amora 28 (2)
1985–1986 Académica 3 (0)
1986–1987 União Coimbra 24 (11)
1987–1988 Louletano 19 (2)
1988–1989 Bragança 0 (0)
1989–1993 Amora 74 (24)
1993–1995 Atlético Malveira
Total 148 (39)
International career
1983 Portugal U16 1 (0)
1984 Portugal U18 6 (4)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Casa Pia (assistant)
2002 Académico Viseu (assistant)
2002–2005 Almada
2005 Casa Pia
2005–2006 Real Massamá
2007 Fátima
2007 Atlético
2007–2008 Pontassolense
2009 Caála
2009–2010 Estrela Amadora
2010–2011 Mafra
2011–2012 Mesaimeer
2013–2014 Farense
2014 Braga
2014 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
2014–2015 Olhanense
2015 Farense
2016 Mafra
2018–2019 Shenzhen (under-23)
2022 Rayon Sports
2022–2023 Al-Yarmouk
2023– DHJ
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel da Silva Paixão Santos (born 19 December 1965), known as Paixão, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Botola 2 club DHJ.

Playing career

Born in Almada, Setúbal District, Paixão's 11-year professional career was almost entirely spent in the Portuguese second and third divisions, representing Amora FC (two spells), C.F. União de Coimbra, Louletano D.C. and GD Bragança.[1]

The exception to this was the 1985–86 season, when he appeared three times as a substitute for Académica de Coimbra in the Primeira Liga.[2] He retired in June 1995 at the age of 29, following a spell with amateurs AC Malveira.

Coaching career

Following retirement, Paixão moved into coaching. He first served as the assistant manager for two teams, before his first management role when in 2002 he was appointed head coach of Almada A.C. in the Setúbal Football Association. Over the next ten years, he was in charge of several clubs in the third tier, and also had spells abroad in Angola with C.R. Caála and Qatar with Mesaimeer SC.[1]

Paixão was appointed at second-division side S.C. Farense in September 2013.[3] In March of the following year he first reached the top flight with S.C. Braga who were in tenth place, leading the team to ninth position after winning only two of his ten league games in charge, but reaching the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal, where they were defeated by Rio Ave FC.[4][5][6]

On 14 May 2014, Braga announced that Paixão's contract would not be renewed.[7] On 24 June 2014 he signed for Polish club Zawisza Bydgoszcz,[8] winning the Super Cup shortly after by defeating Legia Warsaw 3–2.[9]

Paixão moved back to his native country in October 2014 with S.C. Olhanense, leaving his post the following February. He took charge of Farense also in the second tier in June, agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract on 30 November.[10]

On 30 December 2015, Paixão was appointed at C.D. Mafra (also for a second time, having previously been coach in 2010).[11] The team were struggling prior to his arrival, and he was unable to prevent their relegation from the second division. At the end of July 2016, he was replaced.[12]

Arriving in 2018, Paixão then spent one year in China in charge of Shenzhen F.C.'s under-23 side.[13] Subsequently, he worked in quick succession with Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda Premier League),[14] Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwaiti Division One)[15] and Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (Moroccan Botola 2).[16]

Honours

Manager

Zawisza Bydgoszcz

References

  1. ^ a b "Das profundezas de Doha para o Minho com Paixão" [From the depths of Doha to Minho with Passion (pun on his surname)]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Época 1985/86: Primeira Divisão" [1985/86 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ Pedro, João José (13 September 2013). "Jorge Paixão apresentado segunda-feira" [Jorge Paixão presented on Monday]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ Sousa, Pascoal (29 May 2013). "Confirmado regresso de Jesualdo Ferreira a Braga" [Jesualdo Ferreira return to Braga confirmed]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ Cabral, Bruno (15 April 2014). "Jorge Paixão convoca todo o plantel do Braga" [Jorge Paixão calls entire Braga squad]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Sérgio Conceição é o novo treinador do Sporting de Braga" [Sérgio Conceição is the new Sporting de Braga manager] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Oficial: Sp. Braga não renova com Jorge Paixão" [Official: Sp. Braga are not renewing Jorge Paixão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Jorge Paixao oficjalnie trenerem Zawiszy. Kontrakt podpisany" [Jorge Paixao official manager of Zawisza. Contract signed] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b Mogielnicki, Paweł. "Poland – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Jorge Paixão já não é treinador do Farense" [Jorge Paixão is no longer the coach of Farense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Jorge Paixão regressa ao comando técnico do Mafra" [Jorge Paixão returns as Mafra head coach] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Pedro Silva rende Jorge Paixão como técnico do Mafra" [Pedro Silva replaces Jorge Paixão as Mafra manager] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Jorge Paixão deixa boa experiência na China e quer voltar a treinar no estrangeiro" [Jorge Paixão leaves good experience in China and wants to manage abroad again]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  14. ^ Furaha, Jacques (2 February 2022). "Rayon Sports announce Portuguese Paixão as new coach". KT Press. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Kuwait: Jorge Paixão já trabalha no Yarmouk" [Kuwait: Jorge Paixão is already working at Yarmouk]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Jorge Paixão assume equipa da segunda divisão de Marrocos" [Jorge Paixão takes over team in Morocco's second division]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.