Jorge Morgenstern (born 2 April 1972) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-04-02) 2 April 1972 (age 50) | ||
| 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 | |||
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
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