Rui Jorge

Rui Jorge
Rui Jorge in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira
Date of birth (1973-03-27) 27 March 1973
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Portugal U21 (manager)
Youth career
1982–1991 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 Porto 86 (2)
1991–1992Rio Ave (loan) 32 (2)
1998–2005 Sporting CP 191 (5)
2005–2006 Belenenses 15 (0)
Total 324 (9)
International career
1993–1994 Portugal U21 17 (0)
1994–2004 Portugal 45 (1)
Managerial career
2009 Belenenses
2010– Portugal U21
2016 Portugal U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal (as player)
UEFA European Championship
2000
Runner-up2004
Representing  Portugal (as manager)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2015
Runner-up2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira OIH (born 27 March 1973), known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of the Portugal national under-21 team.

He spent 14 seasons in the Primeira Liga in a 15-year senior career, mainly in representation of Porto and Sporting CP, playing 292 matches and scoring seven goals in the competition. At international level, he appeared for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships.

After retiring from playing at age 33, Rui Jorge became a manager, starting with a short stint at Belenenses. He was appointed coach of the Portugal under-21 team in 2010.