| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarujá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Toledo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Toledo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Paraná | ||
| 1994 | → União Bandeirante (loan) | ||
| 1995 | → Toledo (loan) | ||
| 1996 | União Bandeirante | ||
| 1997 | Apucarana | ||
| 1997 | Avaí | ||
| 1998 | Apucarana | ||
| 1998 | Criciúma | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Penafiel | 18 | (0) |
| 1999 | Rio Branco | ||
| 2000 | Paraguaçuense | ||
| 2000 | Londrina | ||
| 2001–2002 | Malutrom | ||
| 2003 | Cianorte | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Morgenstern (born 2 April 1972) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Guarujá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Morgenstern began playing youth football for Campeonato Catarinense Série B side Toledo in 1987, making his senior debut in 1990. [1] His first first-minute appearance came one year later, and remained at the club until 1993. [1] Morgenstern joined Paraná in 1994, winning the Campeonato Paranaense. [1] He was loaned to Série C side União Bandeirante in the same year, and to Toledo in 1995. [1]
Morgenstern returned to União Bandeirante in 1996, winning the Campeonato do Interior Paranaense, before joining Apucarana in 1997, where he won also won the same championship. [1] Morgenstern moved to Avaí the same year, then returned to Apucarana in the first half of 1998. [1] In the second half, he moved to Criciúma, [1] playing eight games in all competitions. [2]
Morgenstern had his only experience abroad in 1998–99, [1] playing 18 games for Penafiel in the Portuguese Second Division. [3] He returned to Brazil in 1999, helping Rio Branco reach the final of the Campeonato Paranaense. [1] In 2000 Morgenstern played for Londrina, then moved to Paraguaçuense in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 the same year. [1] Between 2001 and 2002 he played for Malutrom, then finished his career at Cianorte, [1] retiring aged 31 due to injuries. [4]
Following his retirement as a player, Morgenstern worked as an advisor for the under-17 and under-20 teams of newly-founded Toledo Colônia Work between 2004 and 2012. [1] Between 2012 and 2018, he was head of the Regional Office of Sport and Tourism of Paraná. [1] [5]
In 2011, he founded the Genoma Colorado La Salle, a franchise of Sport Club Internacional. [1] In 2016, they formed a partnership with Toledo Esporte Clube (TEC). [6]
Morgenstern is of Lebanese descent; [7] he is the brother of former Lebanon national team player Jadir. [8] Morgenstern has a degree in Physical Education. [8]
He and his wife, Franciele (née De Marchi), have two children: Mariá and Benício. [1]
Paraná
União Bandeirante
Apucarana
Rio Branco