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Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira (born 5 February 1976) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Jorge Madureira

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira
Date of birth	(1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth	Matosinhos, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Porto	1	(0)
1994–1995	Leça	5	(0)
1995–1996	Gil Vicente	8	(0)
1996–1998	Aves	57	(9)
1998–1999	Académica	1	(0)
1999–2000	Esposende	17	(1)
2000–2001	Penafiel	21	(0)
2001–2002	Vilanovense	24	(4)
2002–2004	Salgueiros	16	(0)
2004–2005	Pedras Rubras	28	(3)
2005–2008	Leça
2010–2012	Dragões Sandinenses
2012–2013	Nun´Alvares
National team
1989–1992	Portugal U16	29	(2)
1992–1993	Portugal U17	6	(0)
1993–1994	Portugal U18	14	(2)
1994–1996	Portugal U20	15	(1)
1996	Portugal U21	1	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal FIFA U-20 World Cup 1995 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Madureira joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 10. In the 1993–94 season he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 0–0 home draw against S.C. Beira-Mar on 2 June 1994 in what would be his only competitive appearance.

Subsequently, Madureira played for Leça FC (Primeira Liga, only five matches) and Gil Vicente FC (second division), spending the following two years with C.D. Aves in the second level. He returned to the top flight for the 1998–99 campaign, but only featured once for Académica de Coimbra – a 0–5 home loss to F.C. Alverca – who also suffered relegation.

In the following years, Madureira represented A.D. Esposende, F.C. Penafiel and Vilanovense FC, then spent two seasons in division two with S.C. Salgueiros during which he appeared in only 16 league games combined. After one year with F.C. Pedras Rubras in the third tier, he returned to Leça for three additional campaigns, helping the club return to that level in his second year and retiring professionally in June 2008, at the age of 32.

International career

Madureira won 15 caps for the Portuguese under-20 team, adding another appearance with the under-21s. With the former side, he competed at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing all the matches for the eventual third-placed nation.[1]

References

External links

• Jorge Madureira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• National team data (in Portuguese)

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