Jorge Ribeiro

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jorge Ribeiro


fullname = Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|9
cityofbirth = Lisbon
countryofbirth = Portugal
height = Height|m=1.72
position = Left wing-back
currentclub = SL Benfica
clubnumber = 25
youthyears = 1999
youthclubs = SL Benfica
years = 1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002-2004
2004
2005
2006
2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
clubs = SL Benfica
→Santa Clara (loan)
SL Benfica
→Varzim SC (loan)
→Gil Vicente (loan)
Dynamo Moscow
→Málaga CF (loan)
→CD Aves (loan)
Boavista FC
SL Benfica
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
3 (0)
4 (0)
53 (4)
14 (0)
27 (4)
5 (0)
14 (2)
26 (8)
nationalyears = 2002-
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 09 (0)
pcupdate = July 30, 2008
ntupdate = August 22, 2008

Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 9 November 1981 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football left wing-back/midfielder, currently with SL Benfica.

Club career

Brought up through SL Benfica's youth system, Ribeiro would serve several loans to first division sides, before being purchased in January 2005 by Russian Premier League's FC Dynamo Moscow. Unadjusted, he left the team precisely a year after, joining "La Liga" side Málaga CF until the end of the season.

In January 2007, Ribeiro returned to Portugal, joining C.D. Aves, still on loan from the Russian side. On February 4, he played his first league match for Aves against Sporting Clube de Braga. He would be purchased by Boavista FC in July, and blossomed as a topflight player, scoring 8 league goals from his left defender/midfielder position, including free kicks.

On July 24, 2008, Ribeiro returned to Benfica.

International career

Ribeiro made his debut for senior national team in November 2002 against Scotland. In October 2007, he was again capped as a replacement of right-back José Bosingwa for the qualifying matches against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on October 13 and 17 respectively.

With 8 caps, he was part of the nation's final squad for UEFA Euro 2008, as older brother Nuno, "Maniche" was left out. [ [http://www.portugoal.net/NationalTeam3/200805131ScolariAnnouncesSquad.htm Scolari announces Euro 2008 squad: Maniche out, brother Jorge in] ] He appeared in the last group stage match against Switzerland as a substitute, in a 2-0 loss.

Personal life

Maniche (fullname Nuno Ribeiro), Jorge's older brother, is also a footballer, currently with Atlético Madrid.

References

External links

* [http://www.portugoal.net/PlayerProfiles/Jorge-Ribeiro-20080609.htm Portugoal.net profile]
* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?edicao_id=0&epoca_id=138&id=335 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]