No image yet

Jorginho

Jorginho

Footballer

Collected from open sources (2) · facts link to sources

Career & Clubs

Beach soccer career

Born in Belém, Jorginho grew up in Rio de Janeiro. After winning a tournament, he was noticed by Léo Júnior and asked to play for the Brazilian national team. He represented Brazil during a period of sustained international success. He contributed to Brazil’s eight Beach Soccer World Championship titles between 1996 and 2004 and participated in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, where Brazil won in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2017. The team also finished as runners-up in 2011 and secured third place in 2005 and 2013. In regional qualifiers, he was part of the squads that won the CONMEBOL qualification tournaments in 2005, 2006, and 2011. Beyond the World Cup circuit, Jorginho earned multiple titles at the Mundialito (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011) and the Copa América (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2012). His domestic honors include the Brazil Cup (winner in 2012, runner-up in 2011) and the RJ–SP Tournament in 2010. He also took part in Brazil’s gold medal run at the 2011 ODESUR Beach Games and was part of the team that won the 2011 Miami Cup, while finishing as runner-up in the 2011 Intercontinental Cup. He played his final game in a testimonial match for Brazil, post-retirement, in 2019.

Club
CR Vasco da Gama (2011–)
Club
Brazil national beach soccer team (1996–)

Legacy

Honours

International

Beach Soccer World Championship Winner: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 Runner-up: 2011 Third place: 2005, 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Winner: 2005, 2006, 2011 Third place: 2013 Mundialito Winner: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011 Copa América Winner: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2013 South American Championship Winner: 2016 Copa das Naçoes Winner: 2013 Intercontinental Cup Runner-up: 2011, 2012 South American Beach Games Gold medalist: 2011 Miami Cup Winner: 2011 Copa Ciudad de Encarnación Winner: 2012

Domestic

Vasco da Gama

Mundialito de Clubes Winner: 2011 Runner-up: 2015 Third place: 2012, 2013 Copa Libertadores Winner: 2016, 2017 Runner-up: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Winner: 2017 Copa do Brasil Winner: 2012, 2014 Runner-up: 2011 Circuito Brasil de Futebol de Areia Winner: 2013–14 Torneio Rio–São Paulo Winner: 2010 Campeonato Carioca Winner: 1999, 2003, 2014, 2018 Desafio Fair Play de Beach Soccer Winner: 2013

Kristall

Russian Beach Soccer Championships Winner: 2013 Runner-up: 2012

Individual accolades

Beach Soccer World Championship 'Golden Ball: 1999, 2004 Mundialito MVP: 2004

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Brazilian association footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Jorge Augusto da Cunha Gabriel, better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian former beach soccer player who played as a winger for the Brazil national beach soccer team. Widely regarded as one of the sport’s all-time greats, he is also one of the top scorers in Brazil beach soccer history.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
All links
Official Website

Discussion

Opinions of fans — not verified facts.

…