Jorge Maciel | |
Fullname: | Jorge Miguel Gonçalves Maciel |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1985 |
Birth Place: | Barcelos, Portugal |
Manageryears1: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs1: | Belenenses (assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 2017–2018 |
Managerclubs2: | Rio Ave (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2018 |
Managerclubs3: | Nantes (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs4: | Celta Vigo (assistant) |
Manageryears5: | 2019 |
Managerclubs5: | Benfica U19 |
Manageryears6: | 2019 |
Managerclubs6: | Benfica U23 |
Manageryears7: | 2019–2023 |
Managerclubs7: | Lille (assistant) |
Manageryears8: | 2023 |
Managerclubs8: | Valenciennes |
Manageryears9: | 2024– |
Managerclubs9: | Lyon (assistant) |
Jorge Miguel Gonçalves Maciel (born 30 October 1985) is a Portuguese football manager who is currently the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Born in Barcelos,[1] Maciel was an assistant manager for Lito Vidigal and Jorge Simão at Primeira Liga club Belenenses in 2014–15.[2]
From 2017 to 2019, he assisted compatriot Miguel Cardoso at Rio Ave, Nantes and Celta de Vigo.[3]
Maciel returned to his homeland in July 2019 to be manager of Benfica's under-23 team, but returned to being an assistant in November, at Lille OSC, to help Christophe Galtier, Jocelyn Gourvennec, and Paulo Fonseca.[4]
On 5 July 2023, at the age of 37, Maciel left Lille to become head coach of Ligue 2 club Valenciennes, signing a two-year contract. On his debut on 5 August, the team lost 4–1 at home to AJ Auxerre.[5] On 6 December 2023, with Valenciennes sitting last-place in the Ligue 2 table after just one victory in seventeen matches, Maciel was sacked.[6]
Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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Valenciennes | 5 July 2023 | Present | ||||||||
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