Jorge Andrade Explained

Jorge Andrade
Fullname:Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade
Birth Date:9 April 1978[1]
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1986–1997
Youthclubs1:Estrela Amadora
Years1:1997–2000
Clubs1:Estrela Amadora
Caps1:53
Goals1:3
Years2:2000–2002
Clubs2:Porto
Caps2:52
Goals2:3
Years3:2002–2007
Clubs3:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps3:123
Goals3:2
Years4:2007–2009
Clubs4:Juventus
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:232
Totalgoals:8
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Portugal U21
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2001–2007
Nationalteam2:Portugal
Nationalcaps2:51
Nationalgoals2:3
Manageryears1:2015–2016
Managerclubs1:Atlético (assistant)
Manageryears2:2016
Managerclubs2:Atlético
Manageryears3:2016
Managerclubs3:Oriental
Manageryears4:2019
Managerclubs4:Vitória de Setúbal (assistant)

Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade (pronounced as /pt/; born 9 April 1978) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a centre-back.

After playing two years with Porto he went on to represent Deportivo (169 official appearances in five seasons) and Juventus, appearing rarely for the latter club due to injury.[2]

Andrade earned more than 50 caps for Portugal, representing the country in one World Cup and one European Championship and helping it finish second in Euro 2004.

Club career

Early career

Andrade made his professional debuts with hometown club C.F. Estrela da Amadora in 1997, helping it to two consecutive eighth Primeira Liga places. He immediately caught the eye, and after that was on the move north to FC Porto, being the team's most used player in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League by playing 12 times as they reached the second group phase in the competition.

Deportivo

After Portugal's unsuccessful 2002 World Cup campaign, Andrade was acquired by Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña in a move that cost the Galician side 12 million with the possibility of being increased to €13M (goalkeeper Nuno Espírito Santo was also part of the deal, for €3M).[3] [4] He appeared in only 11 La Liga games in his debut season, barred by César Martín and Noureddine Naybet, but was an undisputed first-choice when healthy in the following years.[5]

On 21 April 2004, during a Champions League semi-finals match against former team Porto, Andrade was sent off by Markus Merk for a kick on Deco. The gesture was of a friendly nature, but the referee was eluded by it, and immediately gave the defender his marching orders.[6] [7] [8] He was forced to serve a one-match ban.[9]

Juventus

Andrade signed for Juventus FC in summer 2007, for approximately €10 million.[10] In a Serie A match against A.S. Roma on 23 September, he badly broke his left kneecap and missed the rest of the 2007–08 season.[11]

In the team's 2008 pre-season, Andrade suffered the same injury[12] and missed the entire 2008–09. In a press release dated 7 August, Juventus stated:

"On 9 July 2008, during a training session at Pinzolo, the player Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade was the victim of another serious injury to his left knee (relapse of the fracture of the rotula) operated twice in the past season. A new osteosynthesis operation was thus needed, with the post-surgery prognosis being a number of months.

Given the impossibility for the player to recover to play professionally, the company has proceeded to fully write down the residual book value of the player's registration rights with a negative effect on the 2007–08 financial year for €6.8 million."[13]

That was the third in a year and the fourth left knee surgery Andrade had in his career. The Turin-based club wrote off his salary as well as part of the transfer fee for the fiscal year, though he stated he hoped to return playing at the highest level.

On 8 April 2009, Juventus and Andrade reached an agreement and the player's remaining contract was cancelled, leaving him free to find another team.[14] [15] After being released he went on trial with Málaga CF, but was not offered a deal eventually;[16] in early February 2010, he was scheduled to undergo a trial with Toronto FC in Canada, but failed to report.[17]

International career

Andrade made his debut for Portugal on 25 April 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–4 friendly defeat in France,[18] and was part of the nation's squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, eventually scoring three goals in 51 games. In the latter competition, played on home soil, he also put one in his own net in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands in the semi-finals.[19]

Andrade missed Portugal's fourth-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, having had knee surgery in March that year.[20] He appeared in five matches during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, his last international occurring on 22 August when he started in a 1–1 draw in Armenia.[21]

Managerial career

On 9 April 2015, Andrade was named assistant to Pedro Hipólito at hometown club Atlético Clube de Portugal, then struggling in the Segunda Liga.[22] The following 21 February he was interim manager for the match away to FC Porto B, losing by a single goal.[23]

Andrade took his first outright job on 21 March 2016 at fellow capital team Clube Oriental de Lisboa, occupying a precarious position in the same league.[24] In May, four of his players were investigated for allegedly taking bribes to throw games,[25] and the campaign ended with relegation.

In February 2019, Andrade was appointed assistant to Sandro Mendes at Vitória de Setúbal.[26] He stood down in August, for family reasons.[27]

Personal life

Andrade, along with fellow Portuguese internationals Miguel, Nani and Nélson, has Cape Verdean ancestry. Cape Verde was a Portuguese overseas territory until 1975. He visited the archipelago in 2006, and did some work with grassroots football during his stay.[28]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[29] [30] [31]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estrela da Amadora1997–98Primeira Divisão511061
1998–9917220192
1999–0031010320
Total53340573
Porto2000–01Primeira Liga201604020321
2001–023224015011523
Total52310019031844
Deportivo2002–03La Liga110604010220
2003–04370110480
2004–0535170421
2005–061814063284
2006–0722040260
Total1232140283101665
Juventus2007–08Serie A401050
2008–0900000000
Total40100050
Career total23282904734131212

International

Source:[32]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal200121
200260
200391
2004160
2005101
200620
200760
Total513

International goals

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Honours

Club

Porto

2000–01

2001; Runner-up 2000

Deportivo

2002

International

Portugal

Orders

Notes and References

  1. News: Jorge ANDRADE. El Mundo. es. 29 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Gli eroi in bianconero: Jorge ANDRADE. The heroes in white-and-black: Jorge ANDRADE. Tutto Mercato Web. it. 21 April 2017. 25 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Deportivo to unveil duo. UEFA. 19 July 2002. 25 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Venda do passe do jogador Jorge Andrade. Player Jorge Andrade's pass sold. FC Porto. pt. 22 July 2002. 4 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205171120/http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/FactosRelevantes/VendaJAndrade22072002.pdf. 5 December 2010.
  5. Web site: Defensas: los muros históricos de la Liga. Defenders: the League's historic walls. Sphera Sports. es. 30 June 2015. 25 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Porto denied by ten-man Depor. UEFA. 22 April 2004. 25 June 2017.
  7. News: Andrade claims kick was 'friendly gesture'. The Guardian. 22 April 2004. 25 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Tarjeta roja absurda a Andrade vs Porto. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Eqb31d7QCNc . 2021-12-21 . live. Ridiculous red card to Andrade vs Porto. es. YouTube. 25 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Jorge Andrade's ban stands. UEFA. 30 April 2004. 14 January 2009.
  10. Web site: Juventus joy for Jorge Andrade. UEFA. 18 July 2007. 25 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Juve's Andrade out for season?. ESPN Soccernet. 23 September 2007. 3 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20130623223029/http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=466115&cc=5739. 23 June 2013. dead.
  12. Web site: Andrade relapse jolts Juventus. UEFA. 12 July 2008. 9 March 2009.
  13. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/070808_trim_eng.pdf Board of directors approves figures for the fourth quarter 2007–08
  14. Web site: Juventus release Andrade. Sky Sports. 8 April 2009. 25 June 2017.
  15. Web site: Official: Juventus terminate Jorge Andrade contract. Goal. 8 April 2009. 8 April 2009.
  16. Web site: Malaga reject Jorge Andrade stay. Goal. 1 August 2009. 30 September 2009.
  17. Web site: Jorge Andrade bails on TFC trial. TFC News. 10 February 2010. 25 June 2017.
  18. News: A la fois beau et efficace!. Beautiful and effective at the same time!. La Dépêche du Midi. fr. 26 April 2001. 25 June 2017.
  19. Web site: Maniche has final say against Oranje. UEFA. 1 July 2004. 17 February 2014.
  20. Web site: Unlucky Andrade sits out World Cup. CNN. 6 March 2006. 25 February 2019.
  21. Web site: Empate desolador. Heartbreaking draw. UEFA. pt. 23 August 2007. 25 June 2017.
  22. Web site: Pedro Hipólito é o novo treinador do Atlético com Jorge Andrade como adjunto. Pedro Hipólito is the new manager of Atlético with Jorge Andrade as assistant. SAPO. pt. 9 April 2015. 17 October 2016.
  23. News: FC Porto B-Atlético, 1–0: Golo de Graça vale triunfo portista. FC Porto B-Atlético, 1–0: Goal from Graça worth triumph for Porto. Record. pt. 21 February 2016. 18 July 2020.
  24. News: Jorge Andrade novo treinador do Oriental. Jorge Andrade new manager of Oriental. O Jogo. pt. 21 March 2016. 17 October 2016.
  25. News: Presidente do Oriental contraria treinador e diz que jogadores não fizeram "de propósito para perder os jogos". President of Oriental contradicts manager and says that players did not "throw games on purpose". Expresso. pt. 16 May 2016. 17 October 2016. 9 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172251/https://expresso.sapo.pt/dossies/diario/2016-05-16-Presidente-do-Oriental-contraria-treinador-e-diz-que-jogadores-nao-fizeram-de-proposito-para-perder-os-jogos. dead.
  26. Web site: Jorge Andrade será treinador-adjunto no Vitória de Setúbal. Jorge Andrade will be assistant manager at Vitória Setúbal. SAPO. pt. 9 February 2019. 25 February 2019.
  27. Web site: Acácio Santos substitui Jorge Andrade na equipa técnica do Vitória de Setúbal. Acácio Santos replaces Jorge Andrade in Vitória de Setúbal's coaching team. SAPO. pt. 9 August 2019. 12 February 2020.
  28. News: Jorge Andrade apoia jovens de Cabo Verde. Jorge Andrade helps youths in Cape Verde. Correio da Manhã. pt. 3 August 2006. 17 October 2016.
  29. Web site: Jorge Andrade. Soccerway. 11 April 2015.
  30. News: Jorge Manuel ANDRADE. La Gazzetta dello Sport. it. 8 April 2009.
  31. Web site: Jorge Andrade. Footballdatabase. 11 April 2015.
  32. Web site: Jorge Andrade. EU-Football.info. 25 June 2017.