Paulo Jorge (footballer, born 1970)

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Paulo Jorge
Personal information
Full name Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes
Date of birth (1970-06-16) 16 June 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988 União Leiria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992 União Leiria 13 (0)
1992–1993 Fafe 28 (0)
1993–1995 Feirense 68 (0)
1995–1998 Vila Real 91 (0)
1998–2008 Gil Vicente 226 (0)
2012–2013 GRAP 2 (0)
Total428(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes (born 16 June 1970), known as Paulo Jorge, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Paulo Jorge was born in Luanda to Portuguese parents. During his career, he represented U.D. Leiria, AD Fafe, C.D. Feirense, S.C. Vila Real and Gil Vicente FC; having signed from the lower leagues into the Segunda Liga in 1998, he contributed seven matches as the latter team promoted as champions. [1] [2]

For the next six Primeira Liga seasons, Paulo Jorge remained an undisputed starter, going on to make nearly 300 overall appearances for the Barcelos-based club and retiring at the age of 38 after a ten-year spell. [3] [4] [5] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mendes, António (1 December 1999). "Paulo Jorge: De desconhecido a titular indiscutível no Gil Vicente" [Paulo Jorge: From unknown to undisputed starter at Gil Vicente]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paulo Jorge, o quinto lugar do Gil e o brilharete de 1999/2000" [Paulo Jorge, Gil's fifth place and 1999/2000's exploit] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Paulo Jorge (Gil Vicente) é pragmático: "Só podemos sonhar com a permanência"" [Paulo Jorge (Gil Vicente) is pragmatic: "We can dream of nothing more than staying up"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Paulo Jorge: «Subir esta época seria mais saboroso»" [Paulo Jorge: "To promote this season would even taste better"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 March 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Agre, João (17 April 2024). "Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes é o segundo jogador em atividade com mais jogos na Liga" [Gil Vicente: Rúben Fernandes is the active player with the second-most matches in the League]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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