Jorge Andrade

Who is this?

Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ɐ̃ˈdɾaðɨ]; born 9 April 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After playing two years with Porto, he went on to represent Deportivo de La Coruña (169 official appearances in five seasons) and Juventus, appearing rarely for the latter club due to injury. Andrade earned more than 50 caps for Portugal, representing the country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 and helping it finish second in the latter tournament.

Career

1. 1978
   Born
2. 1997
   Joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora
3. 1999
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
4. 2000
   Joined FC Porto
5. 2000
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
6. 2001
   Joined Portugal men's national football team
7. 2002
   Joined Deportivo de La Coruña
8. 2007
   Joined Juventus FC
9. Won Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Lisbon
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football