Jorge Tavares (footballer, born 1986)
Jorge Humberto Pinto Tavares (born 22 April 1986 in Oeiras, Lisbon District) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Humberto Pinto Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Oeiras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Carcavelos | ||
| 1998–2003 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2003–2005 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Belenenses | 1 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Olivais Moscavide | 73 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Gloria Buzău | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Ayia Napa | 53 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica Macau | 11 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Onisilos Sotira | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sporting de Macau | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 182 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Tavares played in three clubs in the Lisbon District in his youth, the last being C.F. Os Belenenses. On 22 November 2004, still a junior, he made his debut with the first team, playing 27 minutes in a top division match against Académica de Coimbra, and scoring in a 1–1 away draw.
In the following three seasons, Tavares played with another team in the region, C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, helping to promotion to the second level in his first year but being relegated in his second. After one more season, the 22-year-old moved abroad, signing for FC Gloria Buzău in Romania.
External links
- Jorge Tavares at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Jorge Tavares at Soccerway
- Jorge Tavares at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- PlayerHistory profile
- Official website
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