Paulo Jorge (footballer, born 1970)

For other people named Paulo Jorge, see Paulo Jorge (disambiguation).

Paulo Jorge

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes
Date of birth	(1970-06-16) 16 June 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988	União Leiria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	União Leiria	13	(0)
1992–1993	Fafe	28	(0)
1993–1995	Feirense	68	(0)
1995–1998	Vila Real	91	(0)
1998–2008	Gil Vicente	226	(0)
2012–2013	GRAP	2	(0)
Total		428	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes (born 16 June 1970), known as Paulo Jorge, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Paulo Jorge was born in Luanda to Portuguese parents. During his career, he represented U.D. Leiria, AD Fafe, C.D. Feirense, S.C. Vila Real and Gil Vicente FC; having signed from the lower leagues into the Segunda Liga in 1998, he contributed seven matches as the latter team promoted as champions.[1][2]

For the next six Primeira Liga seasons, Paulo Jorge remained an undisputed starter,[3][4][1] going on to make nearly 300 overall appearances for the Barcelos-based club and retiring at the age of 38 after a ten-year spell. At the end of the 2003–04 campaign, as Gil finished 12th, his displays earned him the Portuguese Goalkeeper of the Year award.

References

1. Mendes, António (1 December 1999). "Paulo Jorge: De desconhecido a titular indiscutível no Gil Vicente" [Paulo Jorge: From unknown to undisputed starter at Gil Vicente]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. "Paulo Jorge, o quinto lugar do Gil e o brilharete de 1999/2000" [Paulo Jorge, Gil's fifth place and 1999/2000's exploit] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
3. "Paulo Jorge (Gil Vicente) é pragmático: "Só podemos sonhar com a permanência"" [Paulo Jorge (Gil Vicente) is pragmatic: "We can dream of nothing more than staying up"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
4. Agre, João (17 April 2024). "Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes é o segundo jogador em atividade com mais jogos na Liga" [Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes is the active player with the second-most matches in the League]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

• Paulo Jorge at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Paulo Jorge at WorldFootball.net