Jorge Veras

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Jorge Veras
Personal information
Full name Jorge de Souza Veras
Date of birth (1959-05-28) 28 May 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1979 Fortaleza
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Ceará
1982 Tiradentes-CE
1982–1984 Ferroviário
1984–1987 Criciúma
1987–1989 Grêmio 107 (13)
1989 Criciúma
1989 Sport Recife
1990 Ferroviário
1990 Bandeirante
1991 Avaí
1991 Taubaté
1992 Ferroviário
1992 Moto Club
1993 4 de Julho
1993 Fortaleza
1994 Tiradentes-CE
1994 4 de Julho
1995 Nacional-AM
1995–1996 Quixadá
1997 4 de Julho
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024

Jorge de Souza Veras (born 28 May 1959), simply known as Jorge Veras, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Revealed by Fortaleza EC, Veras began his career playing for Ceará SC and Tiradentes-CE. In 1982, he arrived at Ferroviário, the first club where he marked history by becoming an idol, a feat he would repeat in Criciúma, Grêmio and 4 de Julho. For Criciúma, he was top scorer in the state in 1985 and champion in 1986 and 1989. For Grêmio, he became known as "Man Gre-Nal", due to the number of goals he scored against rival SC Internacional. [1] [2] [3] He was top scorer in Série C in 1992 playing for Ferroviário, and champion of Piauí twice with 4 de Julho. In 1995 he would still be champion in Amazonas with Nacional. [4]

Personal life

Veras became a street runner in short-distance races. [5]

Honours

Criciúma
Grêmio
4 de Julho
Nacional
Individual

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References

  1. "Jorge de Souza Veras". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. "Ídolos de Grêmio e Ferroviário, Jorge Veras e Jardel são recebidos na Arena na véspera de duelo pela Copa do Brasil". Grêmio FBPA (official website) (in Portuguese). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. "Ex-Grêmio e Ferroviário, Jardel e Jorge Veras visitam a Arena antes de duelo na Copa do Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. "Que fim levou? Jorge Veras". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. "Craque nos gramados, Jorge Veras reestreia no Castelão em Cross Urbano". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2024.