| Jorge Cordeiro | |
| Fullname: | Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Portalegre, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Benfica B (assistant) |
| Youthyears1: | 1987–1990 |
| Youthclubs1: | Estrela de Portalegre |
| Youthyears2: | 1990–1997 |
| Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs1: | → SL Olivais (loan) |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1999–2001 |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Years4: | 2001–2002 |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2002–2003 |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2003–2004 |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2004–2005 |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2005–2012 |
| Years9: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps9: | 7 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1994 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1994–1995 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1995 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 1996–1997 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 6 |
| Manageryears1: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs1: | Ski (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 2022– |
| Managerclubs2: | Benfica B (assistant) |
Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is professional football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder, predominantly in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a briefly spell in the Norwegian football before retiring.
Cordeiro was born in Portalegre and started playing aged 7 hometown's Estrela de Portalegre. In 1991, he moved to S.L. Benfica youth system.[1] In the 1997–98 season he was loaned to SL Olivais.
After one season in Portimão, Cordeiro returned to Benfica to play in the reserves team in 1999. On 4 October 2000, he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho for a friendly match against Olympique de Marseille.[2] In November, he received another call, this time to a Primeira Liga match against Vitória de Guimarães, but eventually did not leave the bench, subsequently returning to the B-side.[3]
On 30 May 2012, Cordeiro signed for Norwegian side Follo FK.[1] [4]
In 1995, Cordeiro helped the under-16s winning that year's UEFA European Championship. He scored three goals, including the solo winning goal against host Belgium in the quarterfinals and one in the semi-final against Germany.
Later that year, he was named in the squad for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and played four games in an eventual quarter-final exit.
In 1997, he represented the Portugal under-18 team in the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, held in Iceland. Portugal reached the final and lost 1-0 in the against France.
Four categories comprised, Cordeiro amassed 34 caps and scored 11 goals.[5]
While playing for AD Oeiras, Cordeiro he earned his UEFA 'C' and 'B' Licences. While he was playing for Follo, he started coaching the under-14s of his local team, Ski IL.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Follo 2 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Follo | 2012 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |