Jorge Vidigal

Jorge Filipe Vidigal (born 29 January 1978) is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a right-back.

Jorge Vidigal

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Filipe Vidigal
Date of birth	(1978-01-29) 29 January 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Elvas, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1987–1993	O Elvas
1993–1994	Fronteirense
1994–1997	O Elvas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	O Elvas	23	(0)
1998–2000	Estoril	36	(0)
2000–2002	Sporting CP B	65	(6)
2002	Sporting CP	1	(0)
2002–2003	O Elvas	18	(4)
2003–2006	Olhanense	100	(13)
2006–2008	Beira-Mar	27	(1)
2008–2009	União Madeira	13	(0)
2009–2012	Caála
Total		283	(24)
International career
2011	Angola	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Elvas, Portugal, Vidigal played most of his career in the country's lower leagues, representing hometown club O Elvas CAD (two spells), G.D. Estoril Praia, S.C. Olhanense and C.F. União. He also spent two years at Sporting CP, but appeared almost exclusively for its reserves.^[1]

Vidigal's only full Primeira Liga experience came with S.C. Beira-Mar, who signed the player from Olhanense – where he also appeared as a defensive midfielder – on a two-year contract.^[2] He only appeared in 11 matches in his debut season, and the Aveiro team were relegated.

In the summer of 2008, following a brief stint in Madeira with União, Vidigal joined C.R. Caála, returning to the land of his ancestors.^[3]

International career

With his older brother Lito as coach, Vidigal earned one international cap for Angola on 27 August 2011, as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly loss to DR Congo in Dundo.^[4]

Personal life

Vidigal was the youngest of 13 brothers and sisters, four of his male siblings also being footballers: Beto, Lito – who represented Angola as a player and coach – Luís (played for Sporting and Portugal with success, spent several years in Italy and was coached by Lito at C.F. Estrela da Amadora) and Toni.^[5][6][7] His nephew André was also involved in the sport professionally.^[8][9]

Honours

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2001–02^[1]
• Taça de Portugal: 2001–02^[10]