Jorge Ribeiro

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Jorge Ribeiro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1981-11-09) 9 November 1981
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Wingback
Team information
Current team	Atlético
Number	16
Youth career
1992–1999	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Benfica B	46	(7)
2000–2002	Benfica	5	(0)
2000	→ Santa Clara (loan)	3	(0)
2002–2004	Varzim	53	(4)
2004	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	14	(0)
2005–2007	Dynamo Moscow	27	(4)
2006	→ Málaga (loan)	5	(0)
2007	→ Aves (loan)	14	(2)
2007–2008	Boavista	26	(8)
2008–2011	Benfica	15	(1)
2010–2011	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	14	(2)
2011–2012	Granada	0	(0)
2013–2015	Aves	78	(5)
2015–	Atlético	21	(2)
International career
2001	Portugal U20	6	(0)
2002–2004	Portugal U21	24	(5)
2002–2008	Portugal	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2015

Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 9 November 1981) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder.

Club career

Brought up through S.L. Benfica's youth system, Lisbon-born Ribeiro would serve several loans to first and second division clubs before being purchased in January 2005 by Russian Premier League's FC Dynamo Moscow. Unadjusted, he left the team precisely a year after, joining La Liga side Málaga CF until the end of the season, which ended in relegation.

In January 2007 Ribeiro returned to Portugal, joining C.D. Aves still on loan from the Russians. On 4 February he played his first league match for his new club against S.C. Braga (0–1 away loss), as the team he represented again dropped down a level. He would be purchased by Boavista F.C. in July and blossomed as a top flight player, scoring eight league goals during his only campaign, many from free kicks.

On 24 July 2008, Ribeiro returned to Benfica. Having scored his first goal for the Eagles on 22 September in a 4–3 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, he eventually became first-choice left-back, overtaking Brazilian Léo.

However, Ribeiro soon lost his starting place to David Luiz, and eventually was deemed surplus to requirements. In the 2009–10 season, as Benfica won the league and the League Cup, he did not collect one single official appearance, often training separately and choosing to see out his lucrative contract rather than signing with another club.

On 16 August 2011, after spending five months on loan to Vitória de Guimarães, Ribeiro signed for two years with Granada CF on a free transfer. He only made one official appearance with the Andalusians – 55 minutes against Real Sociedad for the season's Copa del Rey (1–4 away loss) – losing his No. 16 jersey in the winter transfer window and being released from contract on 17 February 2012.

In the 2013 summer, after more than one year out of football, Ribeiro returned to active, penning a one-year contract with top-divisioner S.C. Olhanense. He was released less than one month later, however, still during pre-season play.

International career

Ribeiro made his debut for Portugal in November 2002, against Scotland. In October 2007 he was again called and played as a replacement for right-back José Bosingwa, for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on 13 and 17 October, respectively.

With eight caps, Ribeiro was selected for the squad that competed in the finals in Austria and Switzerland, as older brother Maniche was left out. He appeared as a substitute in the last group stage match against Switzerland, a 0–2 loss, in what would be his final international.

Personal life

Jorge's older brother, Nuno, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he represented, among others, Benfica, FC Porto and Chelsea, and the two were teammates at Dynamo Moscow.

Club statistics

As of 23 May 2009

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Benfica	1999–2000	1	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	1	0
Benfica B	1999–2000	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Santa Clara	2000–01	3	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	3	0
Benfica	2001–02	4	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	4	0
Benfica B	2001–02	22	5	*	*	*	*	*	*	22	5
Varzim	2002–03	30	2	*	*	*	*	*	*	30	2
Varzim	2003–04	23	2	*	*	*	*	*	*	23	2
Gil Vicente	2004–05	14	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	14	0
Total (Portugal)		97	9	*	*	*	*	*	*	97	9
Dynamo Moscow	2005	27	4	*	*	*	*	*	*	27	4
Total (Russia)		27	4	*	*	*	*	*	*	27	4
Málaga	2005–06	5	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	5	0
Total (Spain)		5	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	5	0
Aves	2006–07	14	2	*	*	*	*	*	*	14	2
Boavista	2007–08	25	8	*	*	*	*	*	*	25	8
Benfica	2008–09	15	1	1	1	*	*	*	*	15	1
Benfica	2009–10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Portugal)		54	11	1	1	*	*	*	*	54	25
Career Total		183	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	184	25

* – Not available

Honours

Benfica

• Taça da Liga: 2008–09

Vitória Guimarães

• Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2010–11

External links

• Jorge Ribeiro at footballzz.co.uk
• Jorge Ribeiro profile at ForaDeJogo
• PortuGOAL profile
• Jorge Ribeiro profile at BDFutbol
• Jorge Ribeiro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jorge Ribeiro – FIFA competition record