Rui Jorge

Rui Jorge

Rui Jorge in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-27) 27 March 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Portugal U21 (manager)
Youth career
1982–1991	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1998	Porto	86	(2)
1991–1992	→ Rio Ave (loan)	32	(2)
1998–2005	Sporting CP	191	(5)
2005–2006	Belenenses	15	(0)
Total		324	(9)
International career
1993–1994	Portugal U21	17	(0)
1994–2004	Portugal	45	(1)
Managerial career
2009	Belenenses
2010–	Portugal U21
2016	Portugal U23
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal (as player) UEFA European Championship 2000 Runner-up 2004 Representing  Portugal (as manager) UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015 Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira OIH (born 27 March 1973), known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of the Portugal national under-21 team.

In a 15-year professional career he spent 14 seasons in the Primeira Liga, mainly in representation of Porto and Sporting CP, playing 292 matches and scoring seven goals in the competition. At international level, he played for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships.

After retiring from playing at age 33, Rui Jorge became a manager, starting with a short stint at Belenenses. He was appointed coach of the Portugal under-21 team in 2010.