Jorge Castilho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Castilho.

Jorge Luiz Fernandes Castilho (born 6 April 1982), sometimes known as Buiú, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.

Jorge Castilho

Castilho in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Luiz Fernandes Castilho
Date of birth	(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Guarujá, Brazil
Position	Centre-back
Youth career
1992–1996	Santa Rosa-SP
1996	América Mineiro
1997–1999	Villa Nova
1999–2000	Guarujá
2000	Real de Caeté
2001	Guarujá
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	VOCEM
Managerial career
2000–2014	Nova Iguaçu (youth)
2011	Guarujá (youth)
2011	Guarujá (interim)
2012	Portuguesa Santista U17
2013	São Vicente U20 (assistant)
2014	Guarujá
2018	Guarujá (assistant)
2020	Maringá (assistant)
2020	Maringá
2021	Maringá (assistant)
2021–2022	Maringá
2022	Ipatinga
2023–2025	Maringá
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born and raised in Santa Rosa, a neighborhood in Guarujá, São Paulo,^[1] Castilho began his career with local side EC Santa Rosa before moving to América Mineiro after a trial period.^[1] He later played for Villa Nova, AD Guarujá (two stints) and Real EC de Caeté before making his senior debut with VOCEM in 2001.^[1]

Castilho retired after playing for VOCEM, due to knee injuries.^[1][2]

Coaching career

After retiring, Castilho worked as a vigilant while coaching in a football school in his hometown.^[2] In 2011, he became a youth coach at AD Guarujá,^[3] being also an interim during the club's last two matches of the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

After leaving Guarujá, Castilho worked with the under-17 side of Portuguesa Santista and as an assistant of the under-20 team of São Vicente before returning to the club in 2014,^[2] now as head coach of the main squad.^[4] After the club was licensed, he worked as a youth coach in his hometown and also coached a team of the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in the city.^[2]

In 2020, Castilho moved to Maringá, initially as an assistant of Beto Portella. On 11 September of that year, he was named head coach of the squad,^[5] and led the club to a promotion from the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata.

After starting the 2021 campaign again as an assistant, Castilho was again named head coach of Dogão on 6 April of that year, replacing sacked Marcos Soares.^[6] On 11 November, he renewed his contract for a further year,^[7] and led the club to the finals of the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense.

On 19 April 2022, Castilho took over Ipatinga for the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.^[8] He left in August, after also achieving promotion,^[9] and returned to Maringá for the upcoming season.

On 1 September 2023, Castilho further extended his link with Maringá until the end of 2024,^[10] and also led the side to another final in the 2024 Paranaense. He led the club to a promotion in the 2024 Série D, and also reached another final in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense.

On 31 July 2025, Castilho was sacked from Dogão after an 11-match winless run.^[11]