Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida was born on 14 October 1971 and is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.
19 Facts About Jorge Costa
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Jorge Costa strenuously denied the accusations of racism and was not charged by UEFA as no witnesses could verify Weah's allegations, not even his Milan teammates.
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In January 2006, after having been deemed surplus to requirements by new coach Co Adriaanse, Jorge Costa signed for Standard Liege from Belgium, reuniting with former Porto teammate Sergio Conceicao and helping his new team to a runner-up finish in the league.
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Jorge Costa decided to retire in June for personal reasons, despite having a contract running until 2007.
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Jorge Costa played alongside Fernando Couto as the team reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Previously, in 1991, Jorge Costa was first-choice as the Portugal team won the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Jorge Costa announced his departure from Academica and his retirement from coaching on 21 December 2010, citing personal reasons.
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In May 2011, Jorge Costa reneged on his retirement and signed a contract with Romania's CFR Cluj.
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Jorge Costa stayed in Cyprus the following summer, agreeing to a 1+1 deal with Anorthosis.
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Jorge Costa coached the Gabon national team from 2014 until November 2016, being ousted from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations group stage after one win and two losses.
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Jorge Costa returned to club duties on 15 May 2017, being appointed at Sfaxien.
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Jorge Costa moved back to his homeland in the following off-season, signing at Segunda Liga side Arouca and leaving by mutual consent less than three months later due to a poor string of results.
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On 22 November 2017, Jorge Costa was hired at Tours, last-placed in France's Ligue 2.
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On 23 September 2020, Gustavo Ndong Edu, president of the Equatoguinean Football Federation, announced that Jorge Costa would be the new coach of the national team.
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Jorge Costa returned to the Portuguese top tier on 4 February 2021, replacing the dismissed Sergio Vieira at Farense on a four-month contract.
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On 3 February 2022, Jorge Costa returned to Sfaxien for the remainder of the season.
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Jorge Costa went back to his country's second tier on 7 September 2022, being hired by Academico de Viseu in place of Pedro Ribeiro.
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On 10 June 2023, Jorge Costa was confirmed as the manager of AVS of the same league; he was the first manager of the club after Vilafranquense relocated to Vila das Aves due to poor infrastructure.
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Jorge Costa returned to Porto in June 2024, as director of football.