Jorginho Carvoeiro

Jorginho Carvoeiro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Vieira
Date of birth	(1953-10-11)11 October 1953
Place of birth	Castelo, Brazil
Date of death	13 July 1977(1977-07-13) (aged 23)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
1968–1971	Bangu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1972	Bangu	23	(1)
1972–1975	Vasco da Gama	113	(16)
International career
1971	Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Jorge Vieira (11 October 1953 – 13 July 1977), better known as Jorginho Carvoeiro, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a right winger.

Career

Revealed in the Bangu youth sectors, Jorginho Carvoeiro was the highlight of the Brazil Under-20 team that won the Cannes Tournament in 1971. The following year, he was signed by Vasco da Gama, where he scored one of the goals in winning the 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In April 1975 he retired from football after feeling ill and being diagnosed with leukemia.

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974

Brazil U20

• Tournoi de Cannes: 1971

Death

Jorginho Carvoeiro died on 13 July 1977, after failing to respond to any of the treatments available at the time for his leukemia. He passed away at his home, in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.

External links

• Jorginho Carvoeiro at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)