Jorge Jesus
Jesus as Benfica coach in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Right midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting CP (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 1971–1973 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Sporting CP | 12 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 | → Peniche (loan) | ||
| 1974–1975 | → Olhanense (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 1976–1977 | Belenenses | 13 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Riopele | 28 | (3) |
| 1978–1979 | Juventude Évora | ||
| 1979–1980 | União Leiria | 22 | (1) |
| 1980–1983 | Vitória Setúbal | 38 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Farense | 24 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético | ||
| 1988–1989 | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| 1989–1990 | Almancilense | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1993 | Amora | ||
| 1993–1996 | Felgueiras | ||
| 1997–1998 | Felgueiras | ||
| 1998 | União Madeira | ||
| 1998–2000 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 2000–2002 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2002–2003 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 2003–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2005 | Moreirense | ||
| 2005–2006 | União Leiria | ||
| 2006–2008 | Belenenses | ||
| 2008–2009 | Braga | ||
| 2009–2015 | Benfica | ||
| 2015– | Sporting CP | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ ʒəˈzuʃ]; born 24 July 1954) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current coach of Sporting CP.
He started his career with Sporting, going on to play for 12 other clubs in 17 years as a professional, which included nine Primeira Liga seasons.
In 1990 Jesus began a coaching career, and his first stop in the main category was with Felgueiras in the 1995–96 campaign. He went on to work with several teams, arriving at Benfica in 2009 and winning ten major titles (club record) and reaching two UEFA Europa League finals during his spell with Benfica.
Jesus, son of Virgolino António de Jesus who played for Sporting CP in the 1940s, was born in Amadora, Lisbon, and finished his football formation with the same club, making his top flight debut with S.C. Olhanense on loan from the Lions.
He played with Sporting's first team in the 1975–76 season, appearing in 12 matches and starting once as the Lisbon club finished in fifth place. Subsequently, released, he played in the country's top flight in seven of the following eight years, representing C.F. Os Belenenses, Grupo Desportivo Riopele, Juventude de Évora, União de Leiria, Vitória de Setúbal and S.C. Farense, amassing totals in the category of 166 games and 14 goals.
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