Jorge Cadete

Early career and Sporting CP

Born in Pemba (then called Porto Amélia), Portuguese Mozambique, Cadete began his footballing career with Associação Académica de Santarém at age 15, scoring an impressive 43 goals in just 18 games. His exploits alerted Primeira Liga giants Sporting CP and Benfica, with the former winning the race to sign the promising youngster. Cadete broke into the senior team in 1987–88, starting in four of his six appearances and subsequently being sent on loan to fellow top-division club Vitória de Setúbal for the following season, helping his side to fifth place. He thus returned to Lisbon, where he remained the next five years, and in the 1992–93 campaign he was the national championship's top scorer with 18 goals. Towards the end of his time at Sporting, Cadete was loaned out again in November 1994, this time to Italy's Brescia. He only managed one Serie A goal during his stint, returning subsequently to the Estádio José Alvalade and featuring in the first leg of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Porto in August 1995. By early 1996, especially after the sacking of manager Bobby Robson and the arrival of Carlos Queiroz, Cadete was completely out of favour at Sporting and made no more appearances for them. He amassed competitive totals for the club of 203 games and 81 goals.

Celtic

On 24 February 1996, Cadete was introduced at Celtic Park, Glasgow to supporters before Celtic's league match against Partick Thistle. However, due to…

Cadete won 33 caps for the Portugal national team scoring five goals, 22 while at Sporting, nine while at Celtic and two as a Celta player. His first game came on 29 August 1990, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Germany. Cadete was chosen for the UEFA Euro 1996 finals by António Oliveira, after playing the decisive last match in the qualifying rounds against Republic of Ireland and netting the last in a 3–0 win as a substitute. His final appearance was a 3–0 defeat to England on 22 April 1998, in another exhibition game.

Club

International

Sporting CP

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995 Individual

Bola de Prata: 1992–93 Scottish Premier League top scorer: 1996–97 Taça de Portugal top scorer: 1992–93