Jorge Madureira


Jorge Manuel Catarino Madureira is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Madureira joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 10. In the 1993–94 season he made his debut with the first team, starting in a 0–0 home draw against S.C. Beira-Mar on 2 June 1994 in what would be his only competitive appearance.
Subsequently, Madureira played for Leça FC and Gil Vicente FC, spending the following two years with C.D. Aves in the second level. He returned to the top flight for the 1998–99 campaign, but only featured once for Académica de Coimbra – a 0–5 home loss to F.C. Alverca – who also suffered relegation.
In the following years, Madureira represented A.D. Esposende, F.C. Penafiel and Vilanovense FC, then spent two seasons in division two with S.C. Salgueiros during which he appeared in only 16 league games combined. After one year with F.C. Pedras Rubras in the third tier, he returned to Leça for three additional campaigns, helping the club return to that level in his second year and retiring professionally in June 2008, at the age of 32.

International career

Madureira won 15 caps for the Portuguese under-20 team, adding another appearance with the under-21s. With the former side, he competed at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing all the matches for the eventual third-placed nation.