| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (age 57)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pemba,Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Académica Santarém | ||
| 1984–1987 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Sporting CP | 164 | (62) |
| 1988–1989 | →Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | →Brescia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Celtic | 37 | (30) |
| 1997–1998 | Celta | 36 | (8) |
| 1999–2003 | Benfica | 19 | (3) |
| 2000 | →Bradford City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | →Estrela Amadora (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2004 | Partick Thistle | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Pinhalnovense | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | São Marcos | ||
| Total | 342 | (114) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1998 | Portugal | 33 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis (born 27 August 1968), known asCadete, is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Born toPortuguese parents in Mozambique, he was groomed inSporting CP's prolific youth system, and later was noted while atCeltic as he led the goalscoring charts in1996–97.
Cadete amassedPrimeira Liga totals of 233 matches and 73 goals over 12 seasons. APortugal international throughout the 90s, he represented the nation atEuro 1996.
Born inPemba (then called Porto Amélia),Portuguese Mozambique, Cadete began his footballing career with Associação Académica de Santarém at age 15, scoring an impressive 43 goals in just 18 games.[2] His exploits alertedPrimeira Liga giantsSporting CP andBenfica, with the former winning the race to sign the promising youngster.[3]
Cadete broke into the senior team in1987–88, starting in four of his six appearances and subsequently being sent on loan to fellow top-division clubVitória de Setúbal forthe following season, helping his side to fifth place. He thus returned toLisbon, where he remained the next five years, and in the1992–93 campaign he was the national championship's top scorer with 18 goals.[2]
Towards the end of his time at Sporting, Cadete was loaned out again in November 1994, this time to Italy'sBrescia. He only managed oneSerie A goal during his stint,[4] returning subsequently to theEstádio José Alvalade and featuring inthe first leg of theSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira againstPorto in August 1995.[5][6]
By early 1996, especially after the sacking of managerBobby Robson and the arrival ofCarlos Queiroz, Cadete was completely out of favour at Sporting and made no more appearances for them. He amassed competitive totals for the club of 203 games and 81 goals.[2]
On 24 February 1996, Cadete was introduced atCeltic Park,Glasgow to supporters beforeCeltic's league match againstPartick Thistle.[7] However, due to lengthy negotiations between Celtic and Sporting and issues with registering the player, his transfer was not finalised until April, and turned out to be controversial: despite being signed prior to the transfer deadline, theScottish Football Association delayed processing his registration in time for theScottish Cup semi-finals againstRangers atHampden Park, and following a complaint from Celtic chairmanFergus McCann, SFA chiefJim Farry was eventually relieved of his duties after being found guilty of deliberately holding back the player's registration.[8][9] His eventual debut came at home againstAberdeen as he cameoff the bench to score his team's fifth goal in a 5–0 win, thus becoming an instant hit;[10] the loud roar generated by the fans celebrating his goal blew outBBC Radio 5's microphones, who had been covering the game UK wide on radio, and they went off air for a short time until it was repaired.[11]
Cadete'sonly full season in Scotland was arguably the greatest of his career, with the player finishing the year as the country's top scorer with 38 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions, without the aid ofpenalty kicks.[12] Despite this, his team lost the league championship to arch-rivals Rangers, and he played his last match againstDundee United, bowing to the fans before kissing the turf.[13]
Along withPierre van Hooijdonk andPaolo Di Canio, Cadete became embroiled in contractual disputes with the club, and was labelled as one of the "Three Amigos" by McCann. He remained a Celtic player over the summer, but fled back to Portugal citing mental health issues and a failure to adjust to life in Scotland without his family; his requests for a transfer were eventually granted.[14]
After failing to show for pre-season training, Cadete was transferred toCelta ofLa Liga for a fee of around £3,500,000.[3] He spentone season with theGalicians, and scored on his debut on 27 September 1997 in a 3–3 draw away toAtlético Madrid.[15] He moved to Benfica alongside former Celtic teammate van Hooijdonk in January 1999, and a year later he returned to the United Kingdom, joining newly promotedPremier League sideBradford City on loan until the end ofthe campaign; he made his debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw withAston Villa atValley Parade, and was described as having an "instant impact" in that game.[16]
For2000–01, Cadete was loaned to the Lisbon-basedEstrela da Amadora.[17] As newly promoted ScotsSt Mirren looked for a striker to bolster their chances of top-flight survival, he almost made a return to the country, but the proposed January switch fell through and he remained in Estrela, subsequently seeing out his Benfica contract after claiming unpaid wages.[18]
Following his release from Benfica, Cadete found himself unemployed. After failing to find a new team he announced his retirement, going on to make an appearance on the celebrity version of theBig Brother reality TV show.[19]
At the start of 2003–04 season, aged 35, Cadete decided to return to football. He returned to Scotland to make a guest appearance onTam Cowan's Scottish football showOffside, where he spoke of his love for Celtic and how he regretted leaving; he also invited managerMartin O'Neill to give him a trial at his former club.
Cadete's return to the public eye in Scotland prompted rookie co-managersGerry Britton andDerek Whyte to take a gamble on the striker. He signed a short-term contract for top-tier relegation battlersPartick Thistle in late January 2004, ending his 18-month exile from the game;[20] the move was controversial however, as he had already agreed to joinRaith Rovers, even being photographed in the team shirt by the media.[21][22]
Cadete made his debut for the Jags on 22 February against Celtic, and received a mixed reception, with jeers from some opposing fans as he came off the bench due to the manner of his departure six years earlier.[23] Shortly after, he returned to old ways when he reported back for training 24 hours late, and was subsequently disciplined by the club;[24] he did not manage to score for Thistle in four months, and was not offered an extension.[25]
Cadete returned to his country in the2004–05 campaign, agreeing to a deal atthird division'sPinhalnovense. He cited the major factor in signing for the club was working with coachPaco Fortes.[26]
The following two years, Cadete played amateur football in theBeja region, with FC São Marcos in São Marcos da Ataboeira,Castro Verde, being rejoined by some former professionals in the country, including Benfica andFarense'sHassan Nader. After retiring, he faced severe economic problems.[27][13]
On 23 July 2015, Cadete was appointeddirector of football of União de Almeirim inSantarém.[28]
Cadete won 33caps for thePortugal national team scoring five goals, 22 while at Sporting, nine while at Celtic and two as a Celta player.[29] His first game came on 29 August 1990, in a 1–1friendly draw withGermany.
Cadete was chosen for theUEFA Euro 1996 finals byAntónio Oliveira,[30] after playing the decisive last match in thequalifying rounds againstRepublic of Ireland and netting the last in a 3–0 win as a substitute.[31] His final appearance was a 3–0 defeat toEngland on 22 April 1998, in another exhibition game.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 1987–88 | Primeira Divisão | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 10[c] | 6 | — | 43 | 10 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 26 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | 2[c] | 1 | — | 41 | 22 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 4 | — | 36 | 15 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 164 | 62 | 16 | 7 | — | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 80 | |||
| Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 1988–89 | Primeira Divisão | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 1994–95 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Celtic | 1995–96 | Scottish Premier Division | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 43 | 33 | |||
| Total | 37 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 49 | 38 | |||
| Celta | 1997–98 | La Liga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| 1998–99 | 7 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | ||||
| Benfica | 1998–99 | Primeira Divisão | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Bradford City (loan) | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Estrela Amadora (loan) | 2000–01 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | Segunda Liga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| Partick Thistle | 2003–04 | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Pinhalnovense | 2004–05 | Segunda Divisão B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| São Marcos | 2005–06 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Career total | 342 | 114 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 403 | 142 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[35] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February 1991 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Malta | 5–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 2 | 28 April 1993 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Scotland | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 28 April 1993 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal | Scotland | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 19 June 1993 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal | Malta | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 15 November 1995 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
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