| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Luiz Matheus de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-08-12)12 August 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Fluminense | ||
| 1987–1989 | Tupi | ||
| 1989 | Corinthians | 19 | (1) |
| 1990 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1990–1995 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1994–1995 | →Guarani (loan) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Flamengo | 87 | (12) |
| 1995 | →Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 1996 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1997–1998 | Botafogo | ||
| 1998 | Bahia | ||
| 1998 | Palmeiras | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Grêmio | ||
| 1999–2000 | Botafogo | ||
| 2001 | Avaí | ||
| 2001–2003 | America-RJ | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Vasco da Gama (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Rio Verde-GO | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023 | |||
Jorge Luiz Matheus de Almeida (born 12 August 1965), simply known asJorge Luiz, is a Brazilian forner professional footballer and manager who played as acentre-back.[1][2][3]
He started his career at Fluminense, but didn't receive any chances to play for the club. He was taken to Tupi deJuiz de Fora, and after that, he played for Corinthians and Portuguesa in São Paulo. He returned to Rio de Janeiro at Vasco da Gama, the club for which he won most of the titles he played between 1992 and 1994. In 1994 he was loaned to Guarani, but maintained his high level, joining theBola de Prata team of the Brazilian Championship that year.
He also accumulated successful spells at Flamengo, Botafogo, Bahia, Palmeiras and Grêmio, being champion in all of these clubs.
Jorge Luiz took over Vasco on an interim basis after the dismissal ofAdílson Batista.[4] In 2018, he coached EC Rio Verde in the Campeonato Goiano.[5]