Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes

Paulo Jorge
Personal information
Full name Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes
Date of birth (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1992–1999 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Braga B 95 (11)
2002–2009 Braga 135 (9)
2009–2012 APOEL 46 (4)
2012–2014 Anorthosis 45 (2)
2014–2015 Doxa 14 (1)
Total 335 (27)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes (born 16 June 1980), known as Paulo Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He played until the age of 29 with Braga, appearing in 166 official games over the course of seven Primeira Liga seasons. Subsequently, he competed professionally in Cyprus.

Football career

Born in Braga, Paulo Jorge played for hometown club S.C. Braga for the vast majority of his career, which he began as a professional in the 2002–03 season. From his early Primeira Liga debuts, he was awarded team captaincy.

Although a defensive player, Paulo Jorge scored five league goals in the 2006–07 campaign to help the club finish fourth, as well as two in the UEFA Cup, against Tottenham Hotspur and A.C. Chievo Verona. In 2008–09, he was absent for the vast majority of the games due to several surgeries to repair a foot ailment;[1] his return only took place on 1 May 2009 against Rio Ave FC (0–0), and it was the only match he played in the season.

On 10 June 2009, the board of APOEL FC announced the signing of Paulo Jorge on a two-year deal.[2] In his first year, he won the Cypriot Super Cup and appeared in three group stage matches in their first participation in the UEFA Champions League.

On 12 May 2011, after helping APOEL win the national championship, 31-year-old Paulo Jorge renewed his contract for another year. The following campaign, he featured in nine Champions League contests, in the side's surprising run to the quarter-finals.

On 13 May 2012, Paulo Jorge signed a two-year contract with another team in the country, Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[3]

Club statistics

As of 9 March 2015[4][5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga 2002–03 Primeira Liga 24120———261
2003–04 Primeira Liga 26110———271
2004–05 Primeira Liga 13111—20—162
2005–06 Primeira Liga 20120—20—241
2006–07 Primeira Liga 24530—92—367
2007–08 Primeira Liga 270101070—360
2008–09 Primeira Liga 10000000—10
Total 135910110202—16612
APOEL 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 13100—6010201
2010–11 Cypriot First Division 15200—51—203
2011–12 Cypriot First Division 18110—140—331
Total 46410—25110735
Anorthosis 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 19030—40—260
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 26220—20—302
Total 45250—60—562
Doxa 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 14100———141
Career total 23416161105131030320

Honours

APOEL

References

  1. ↑ Braga press on without Paulo Jorge; UEFA.com, 11 September 2008
  2. ↑ "Ανακοίνωση – Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes" [Αnnouncement – Paulo Jorge Soares Gomes] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Κύριος" ο Πάολο Ζόρζε ["Lord" Paulo Jorge] (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Paulo Jorge". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Paulo Jorge". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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