Palhinha

Football player infobox
playername = Palhinha
fullname = Jorge Ferreira da Silva
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|12|14
cityofbirth = Carangola
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.73
position = Midfielder
years = 1988-1991 1992-1995 1996-1997 1997 1998 1998-1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006
clubs = América
São Paulo
Cruzeiro
Mallorca
Flamengo
Grêmio
Botafogo
América
Sporting Cristal
Gama
Alianza Lima
Marília
América
Khaimah Sports - UAE
Uberaba
Bandeirante
Ipatinga
Chapecoense
Farroupilha
Guarulhos
caps(goals) = ? (?) 229 (71) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
nationalyears = 1992-1993
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 [ [http://www.sambafoot.com/pt/jogadores/474_Palhinha.html Palhinha - Jorge Ferreira da Silva - sambafoot.com.br, Futebol + Brasil ] ]

Jorge Ferreira da Silva, commonly known as Palhinha, born in Carangola on December 14 1967, is a retired Brazilian football player.

Clubs career

Palhinha played for São Paulo in the golden years of 1992 and 1993 alongside star players like Raí, to win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in Japan twice. In 1992, he was the top scorer of the Copa Libertadores, with 7 goals.

He also captured the Campeonato Paulista in 1992, against the Palmeiras, and later became the double champions of the Recopa Sudamericana in 1993 and 1994, against Cruzeiro and Botafogo, respectively. Moreover, he helped São Paulo beat Flamengo to triumph in the Supercopa Sudamericana 1993. With Cruzeiro, he again won the Copa Libertadores in 1997.

International career

During his golden era at São Paulo, Palhinha was selected by the Brazil national football team. He played for his country for 16 times, but was not managed to be selected again since 1993.

Honours

Club titles

Campeonato Paulista: 1992
Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993, 1997
Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup): 1992
U.S. Cup: 1993
Recopa Sudamericana: 1992, 1993, 1994
Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
Copa Conmebol: 1994
Copa dos Campeões Brasileiros: 1994, 1995
Campeonato Mineiro: 1996, 1997
Copa Brasil: 1996
Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999
Primera División Peruana: 2001
Campeonato Paulista (2nd division): 2002
Campeonato Mineiro (2nd division): 2004
Teresa Herrera Trophy: 1992
Ramón de Carranza Trophy: 1992
Copa de Barcelona: 1993
Torneio de Santiago do Chile: 1994
Copa da cidade de Dallas: 1995

Individual honours

Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 1992
Copa Libertadores's top scorer: 1992

References

External links

* [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/474_Palhinha.html Palhinha profiles]