Jorge Costa - Football Coach

Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (14 October 1971 – 5 August 2025) was a Portuguese professional football player and manager. Nicknamed Bicho (animal) and Tanque (tank) by his colleagues and fans for his aggressive and physical playing style as a central defender, he spent most of his career with Porto, being captain for several seasons and winning a total of 24 major titles, notably eight Primeira Liga championships and the 2004 Champions League. He also had brief spells in England with Charlton Athletic and in Belgium with Standard Liège. Having earned 50 caps for Portugal, Costa represented the nation at one World Cup and one European Championship. He also won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship with the under-20 team. After retiring, he worked as a manager for several clubs as well as the Gabon national team. From June 2024 until his death, he was director of football at Porto. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Braga	07
Primeira 06/07	12
UEFA Cup 06/07	3
Taça da Liga 07/08	1
Primeira 07/08	8
UEFA Cup 07/08	3

Olhanense	08/10
Primeira 09/10	30

Academica	10
Primeira 10/11	14

CFR Cluj	11/12
Liga I 11/12	25

AEL Limassol	12/13
1st Division 12/13	19
Europa League 12/13	4

Anorthosis Famagusta FC	13/14
1st Division 13/14	6

Paços de Ferreira	14
Primeira 13/14	10
Playoff PT 14	2

Gabon	14/15
Friendlies 15	1
Africa Cup 15	3
Qualif WC 18	2

Gabon	16
Qualif WC 18	1

Tours FC	17/18
Ligue 2 17/18	23
C. Ligue 17/18	1

Mumbai City	18/20
ISL 18/19	12

CS Gaz Metan Mediaş	20/21
Liga I 20/21	15

Farense	21
Primeira 20/21	19
LigaPortugal 2 21/22	4

CS Sfaxien	22
CAF Confed Cup 21/22	6

Académico de Viseu FC	22/23

AVS FS	23/24