Jorginho

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jorginho


fullname = Jorge de Amorim Oliveira Campos
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|8|17
cityofbirth = Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
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position = Right Wing back ("retired")
currentclub = Brazil ("Assistant manager")
youthyears = 1978-1982
youthclubs = América
years = 1983-1984 1985-1989 1989-1992 1992-1995 1995-1999 1999 2000-2001 2001-2003
clubs = América Flamengo Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Kashima Antlers São Paulo FC Vasco da Gama Fluminense
caps(goals) = 246 0(8) 087 0(9) 077 0(6) 103 (17) 072 0(2)
nationalyears = 1987-1996
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 064 0(3)
manageryears = 2006
managerclubs = AméricaMedalTop

:"For the FC Porto football (soccer) player, see Jorge Luiz Sousa".

Jorginho, real name Jorge de Amorim Oliveira Campos, (born August 17, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football defender, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994.

He was capped 64 times for the Brazilian national football team, scoring three goals. Other than the 1994 triumph, he also played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was booked in the second round match against the US in 1994, but was named in the All-Star squad a few days later. He contributed two assists in the tournament, including a cross in the semifinals against Sweden that helped Romário score the winning goal. He played superbly against Italy in the finals, including a play in which he stunningly freeing himself from a double-team. However, he got injured afterwards and was replaced by Cafu.

He played alongside Romário and Bebeto in 2001, but did not seem to get along with the pair at Vasco da Gama.

In 2006, Jorginho was hired as the head coach of América-RJ. On July 31, 2006, he was hired as Brazil's assistant manager.

Jorginho is a born-again Christian who, along with Brazilian football teammates Taffarel and Bismarck, was featured sharing his faith in a special version of the Jesus film produced and distributed during the 1998 World Cup.

Honours

*Taça Guanabara: 1984, 1988, 2000
*Campeonato Carioca: 1986
*Campeonato Brasileiro: 1987, 2000
*Copa América: 1989
*Bundesliga: 1994
*FIFA World Cup: 1994
*Rous Cup: 1995
*J-League: 1998, 1998
*Copa Mercosur: 2000
*Olympic Silver Medal: 1988

Awards

*J-League MVP: 1996
*J-League Best Eleven: 1996

External links

* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Jorginho&lang=en Leverkusen who's who]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/jorginhojorgedeamorimc/ German career stats]

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