Jorge Andrade
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade
Date of birth	April 9, 1978 (1978-04-09) (age 30)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) - 74 kg
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	14
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2002 2002–2007 2007–	Estrela da Amadora FC Porto Deportivo de La Coruña Juventus	53 (3) 88 (6) 151 (6) 4 (0)
National team2
2001-	Portugal	50 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 22, 2007. In the Sport of Association football, each of the eleven players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora ( pron (ɨʃ'tɾelɐ dɐ ɐmɐ'doɾɐ sometimes refer to as just Estrela, is a Portuguese Sports club Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2007. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Andrade (pron. IPA: ['ʒɔɾʒ(ɨ) ɐ̃'dɾad(ɨ)]), full name Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade, OIH, (born April 9, 1978) is a football defender, currently playing for Juventus FC. The Order of Prince Henry the Navigator ( Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique) is a Portuguese National Order of Knighthood created on June 2, 1960 Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring

Jorge Andrade

Club career

Andrade debuted for his hometown club CF Estrela da Amadora in 1997, during their most successful season ever as they finished 7th in the first division. Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora ( pron (ɨʃ'tɾelɐ dɐ ɐmɐ'doɾɐ sometimes refer to as just Estrela, is a Portuguese Sports club Andrade immediately caught the eye, and in 2000 was on the move north, to FC Porto. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known He was Porto’s most-used player in the 2001/02 Champions League, playing 12 times as the team reached the second group phase.

After Portugal’s unsuccessful 2002 World Cup campaign, Andrade was snapped up by then-big-spending Deportivo La Coruña in a move that cost the Galicians in excess of €12m. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the

On April 21, 2004, during a UEFA Champions League semi-finals match against former team Porto, Andrade was sent off by referee Markus Merk for a kick on Deco. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Dr Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a former top-level German football referee. Anderson Luis de Souza, OIH (born August 27 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Portuguese The gesture was of a friendly nature, but Merk was eluded by it, and immediately sent Andrade off. ^{[1] [2]}

Andrade has been courted by numerous clubs on different occasions, including Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Valencia and Inter Milan, but ended up signing for Juventus FC in summer 2007. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club In a match against AS Roma, Andrade badly tore a ligament and will likely be sidelined the entire 2007–08 season. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst ^[3]

Jorge Andrade, along with fellow Portuguese internationals Miguel, Nani and Nélson, is a descendant from the tiny Cape Verde islands. Miguel ( pron mi'ɣɛɫ full name Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, OIH, (born January 4, 1980 in Lisbon For the technical director at West Ham, see Gianluca Nani. Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Nélson, full name Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983 in Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde) is a Portuguese The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia He visited his homeland in 2006 and did some work with grassroots football during his stay.

International career

Andrade made his debut for the national side in April 2001, and was part of the nation's squads at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, scoring three goals in 50 caps as of July 2007. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football ^[4]

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