Carlos Jorge (footballer)

Carlos Jorge
Personal information
Full name Carlos Jorge Camacho Dantas[1]
Date of birth (1966-11-08) 8 November 1966[1]
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
1981–1982 Académico Funchal
1982–1983 Barreirense Funchal
1983–1985 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1992 Marítimo 134 (9)
1987–1988União Madeira (loan)
1992–1994 Sporting CP 22 (2)
1994–2001 Marítimo 160 (10)
Total 316 (21)
International career
1989 Portugal U21 4 (2)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Marítimo B (assistant)
2010–2014 Marítimo (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Jorge Camacho Dantas (born 8 November 1966), known as Carlos Jorge, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Over 15 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 316 games and 21 goals for Marítimo and Sporting CP.

Club career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Carlos Jorge arrived in C.S. Marítimo's youth system at the age of 16, making his first-team and Primeira Liga debut two years later. After a one-year loan to C.F. União in the Segunda Liga, also in the island, he returned to become an essential defensive unit, making 120 league appearances in four seasons (with nine goals); in the 1990–91 campaign, as his side finished tenth – the top flight in Portugal then comprising 20 teams – he played all 38 games and minutes, scoring a career-best five goals.

In 1992, Carlos Jorge signed with Sporting CP, but featured sparingly over the course of two seasons.[2] He then returned to the Verde-rubros, spending a further seven years always in the top tier;[3] in 1997–98, the everpresent captain scored four times in 30 matches as Marítimo qualified for the UEFA Cup, where they would exit in the first round against Leeds United on penalties.[4]

Carlos Jorge began his managerial career in 2009, acting as assistant coach to both the first and second teams of his main club.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Carlos Jorge at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Barata, José (7 August 2019). "Pressão no Marítimo-Sporting está toda do lado dos leões" [The ball is all in the lions' court in Marítimo-Sporting] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Carlos Jorge: «Não renovaria se me estivesse a arrastar»" [Carlos Jorge: "I would not renew if I was dragging myself"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 June 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Há 25 anos, o Club Sport Marítimo disputou o seu 7º jogo europeu. Foi a 3ª presença verde-rubra na Taça UEFA" [25 years ago, Club Sport Marítimo played their 7th European match. It was the 3rd green-and-red presence in the UEFA Cup] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Carlos Jorge: "Jogo de responsabilidade acrescida"" [Carlos Jorge: "Match of extra responsibility"]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2024.