Jorge Andrade

Early career

Andrade was born in Lisbon. He made his professional debut with his hometown club Estrela da Amadora in 1997, helping it to two consecutive eighth Primeira Liga places as well as participation in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He immediately caught the eye, and after that was on the move north to Porto, being the team's most used player in the 2001–02 edition of the UEFA Champions League at 15 matches (of a possible 16) as they reached the second group phase in the competition.

Deportivo

After Portugal's unsuccessful 2002 World Cup campaign, Andrade joined Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña in a move that cost the Galician side €12 million with the possibility of being increased to €13 million (goalkeeper Nuno Espírito Santo was also part of the deal, for €3 million). He appeared in 11 La Liga games in his debut season, barred by César Martín and Noureddine Naybet, but was an undisputed first-choice when healthy in the following years. On 21 April 2004, during a Champions League semi-finals fixture against his former team Porto, Andrade was sent off by Markus Merk for a kick on Deco; the gesture was of a friendly nature, but the referee was eluded by it, and immediately gave the defender his marching orders. He was forced to serve a one-match ban.

Juventus

Andrade signed for Juventus in summer 2007, for approximately €10 million. In a Serie A match against Roma on 23 September, he broke his left patella and missed the rest of the…

Andrade made his debut for Portugal on 25 April 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 friendly defeat in France, and was part of the nation's squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, partnering Ricardo Carvalho for the runners-up at the latter and eventually scoring three goals in 51 games, the first being in a 5–1 win against Angola on 14 November 2001, an exhibition game marred by violence. In Euro 2004, held on home soil, he also put one in his own net in a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands in the semi-finals. Andrade missed Portugal's fourth-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, having had knee surgery in March that year. He appeared in five matches during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, his last international occurring on 22 August when he started in a 1–1 draw in Armenia.

On 9 April 2015, Andrade was named assistant to Pedro Hipólito at hometown club Atlético Clube de Portugal, then struggling in the Segunda Liga. The following 21 February, he was interim manager for the match away to Porto B, losing by a single goal. Andrade took his first outright job on 21 March 2016 at fellow capital team Oriental, occupying a precarious position in the same league. In May, four of his players were investigated for allegedly taking bribes to throw games, and the campaign ended with relegation. In February 2019, Andrade was appointed assistant to Sandro Mendes at Vitória de Setúbal. He stood down in August, for family reasons. Andrade returned to Estrela on 4 December 2021, as part of the club's football structure.

Andrade, along with fellow Portuguese internationals Miguel, Nani and Nélson, had descent from the Cape Verde islands, previously a Portuguese colony. He visited the archipelago in 2006, and did some work with grassroots football during his stay.