Jorge Cadete
Personal information
Full name Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis[1]
Date of birth (1968-08-27) 27 August 1968[1]
Place of birth Pemba, Mozambique
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1983–1984 Académica Santarém
1984–1987 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1995 Sporting CP 164 (62)
1988–1989 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 29 (8)
1994–1995 → Brescia (loan) 13 (1)
1996–1997 Celtic 37 (30)
1997–1998 Celta 36 (8)
1999–2003 Benfica 19 (3)
2000 → Bradford City (loan) 7 (0)
2000–2001 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 28 (2)
2004 Partick Thistle 5 (0)
2004–2005 Pinhalnovense 4 (0)
2005–2007 São Marcos
Total 342 (114)
International career
1989 Portugal U21 2 (0)
1990–1998 Portugal 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis (born 27 August 1968), known as Cadete, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Born to Portuguese parents in Mozambique, he was groomed in Sporting CP's prolific youth system, and later was noted while at Celtic as he led the goalscoring charts in 1996–97.

Cadete amassed Primeira Liga totals of 233 matches and 73 goals over 12 seasons. A Portugal international throughout the 90s, he represented the nation at Euro 1996.

Club career

Early career and Sporting CP

Born in Pemba (then called Porto Amélia), Portuguese Mozambique, Cadete began his footballing career with Associação Académica de Santarém at age 15, scoring an impressive 43 goals in just 18 games.[2] His exploits alerted Primeira Liga giants Sporting CP and Benfica, with the former winning the race to sign the promising youngster.[3]

Cadete broke into the senior team in 1987–88, starting in four of his six appearances and subsequently being sent on loan to fellow top-division club Vitória Setúbal for the following season, helping the Setúbal-based side to fifth place. He thus returned to Lisbon, where he remained the next five years, and in the 1992–93 campaign he was the national championship's top scorer with 18 goals.[2]

Towards the end of his time at Sporting, Cadete was loaned out again in November 1994, this time to Italy's Brescia. He only managed one Serie A goal during his stint,[4] returning subsequently to the Estádio José Alvalade and featuring in the first leg of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Porto in August 1995.[5][6]

By early 1996, especially after the sacking of manager Bobby Robson and the arrival of Carlos Queiroz, Cadete was completely out of favour at Sporting, and made no more appearances for them. He amassed competitive totals for the club of 203 games and 81 goals.[2]

Celtic

On 24 February 1996, Cadete was introduced at Celtic Park, Glasgow to supporters before Celtic's league match against Partick Thistle.[7] However, due to lengthy negotiations between Celtic and Sporting and issues with registering the player, his transfer was not finalised until April, and turned out to be controversial: despite being signed prior to the transfer deadline, the Scottish Football Association delayed processing his registration in time for the Scottish Cup semi-finals against Rangers at Hampden Park, and following a complaint from Celtic chairman Fergus McCann, SFA chief Jim Farry was eventually relieved of his duties after being found guilty of deliberately holding back the player's registration.[8][9] His eventual debut came at home against Aberdeen as he came off the bench to score his team's fifth goal in a 5–0 win, thus becoming an instant hit;[10] the loud roar generated by the fans celebrating his goal blew out BBC Radio 5's microphones, who had been covering the game UK wide on radio, and they went off air for a short time until it was repaired.[11]

Cadete's only full season in Scotland was arguably the greatest of his career, with the player finishing the year as the country's top scorer with 38 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions, without the aid of penalty kicks.[12] Despite this, his team lost the league championship to arch-rivals Rangers, and he played his last match against Dundee United, bowing to the fans before kissing the turf.[13]

Along with Pierre van Hooijdonk and Paolo Di Canio, Cadete became embroiled in contractual disputes with the club, and was labelled as one of the "Three Amigos" by McCann. He remained a Celtic player over the summer, but fled back to Portugal, citing mental health issues and a failure to adjust to life in Scotland without his family; his requests for a transfer were eventually granted.[14]

To Spain and beyond

After failing to show for pre-season training, Cadete was sold to Celta Vigo of La Liga for a fee of around £3,500,000.[3] He spent one season with the Galicians, and scored on his debut on 27 September 1997 in a 3–3 draw away to Atlético Madrid.[15] He moved to Benfica alongside former Celtic teammate van Hooijdonk in January 1999, and a year later he returned to the United Kingdom, joining newly promoted Premier League side Bradford City on loan until the end of the campaign; he made his debut as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa at Valley Parade, and was described as having an "instant impact" in that game.[16]

For 2000–01, Cadete was loaned to the Lisbon-based Estrela da Amadora.[17] As newly promoted Scots St Mirren looked for a striker to bolster their chances of top-flight survival, he almost made a return to the country, but the proposed January switch fell through and he remained in Estrela, subsequently seeing out his Benfica contract after claiming unpaid wages.[18]

Retirement, return to football and Scotland

Following his release from Benfica, Cadete found himself unemployed. After failing to find a new team he announced his retirement, going on to make an appearance on the celebrity version of the Big Brother reality TV show.[19]

At the start of 2003–04 season, aged 35, Cadete decided to return to football. He returned to Scotland to make a guest appearance on Tam Cowan's Scottish football show Offside, where he spoke of his love for Celtic and how he regretted leaving; he also invited manager Martin O'Neill to give him a trial at his former club.

Cadete's return to the public eye in Scotland prompted rookie co-managers Gerry Britton and Derek Whyte to take a gamble on the striker. He signed a short-term contract for top-tier relegation battlers Partick Thistle in late January 2004, ending his 18-month exile from the game;[20] the move was controversial however, as he had already agreed to join Raith Rovers, even being photographed in the team shirt by the media.[21][22]

Cadete made his debut for the "Jags" on 22 February against Celtic, and received a mixed reception, with jeers from some opposing fans as he came off the bench due to the manner of his departure six years earlier.[23] Shortly after, he returned to old ways when he reported back for training 24 hours late, and was subsequently disciplined by the club;[24] he did not manage to score for Thistle in four months, and was not offered an extension.[25]

Later years

Cadete returned to his country in the 2004–05 campaign, agreeing to a deal at third division's Pinhalnovense. He cited the major factor in signing for the club was working with coach Paco Fortes.[26]

The following two years, Cadete played amateur football in the Beja region, with FC São Marcos in São Marcos da Ataboeira, Castro Verde, being rejoined by some former professionals in the country, including Benfica and Farense's Hassan Nader. After retiring, he faced severe economic problems.[27][13]

On 23 July 2015, Cadete was appointed director of football of U.F.C. Almeirim in Santarém.[28]

International career

Cadete won 33 caps for the Portugal national team scoring five goals, 22 while at Sporting, nine while at Celtic and two as a Celta player.[29] His first game came on 29 August 1990, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Germany.

Cadete was chosen for the UEFA Euro 1996 finals by António Oliveira,[30] after playing the decisive last match in the qualifying rounds against Republic of Ireland and netting the last in a 3–0 win as a substitute.[31] His final appearance was a 3–0 defeat to England on 22 April 1998, in another exhibition game.

Career statistics

Club

Source:[32][33][34]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 1987–88 Primeira Divisão 6010—100080
1989–90 29710—00—334
1990–91 30331—10[lower-alpha 3]6—4310
1991–92 342521—2[lower-alpha 3]0—3826
1992–93 341854—2[lower-alpha 3]1—4122
1993–94 261041—6[lower-alpha 3]4—3615
1994–95 2000—1[lower-alpha 3]0—30
1995–96 3000—001[lower-alpha 4]040
Total 16462167—22111020380
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 1988–89 Primeira Divisão 29810———308
Brescia (loan) 1994–95 Serie A 131————131
Celtic 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division 65————65
1996–97 312552354[lower-alpha 5]1—4333
Total 3730523541—4938
Celta Vigo 1997–98 La Liga 29710———307
1998–99 71—4[lower-alpha 3]0—111
Total 36810—40—418
Benfica 1998–99 Primeira Divisão 16310———173
1999–2000 Primeira Liga 3010—1[lower-alpha 3]0—50
2002–03 0000———00
Total 19320—10—223
Bradford City (loan) 1999–2000 Premier League 70————70
Estrela Amadora (loan) 2000–01 Primeira Liga 21010———220
2001–02 Segunda Liga 7200———72
Total 28210———292
Partick Thistle 2003–04 Scottish Premier League 50——50
Pinhalnovense 2004–05 Segunda Divisão B 4012———52
São Marcos 2005–06 ———
2006–07 ———
Total ———
Career total 342114261135311210403142

International goals

Jorge Cadete: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[35]
120 February 1991Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Malta5–05–0Euro 1992 qualifying
228 April 1993Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Scotland2–05–01994 World Cup qualification
328 April 1993Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Scotland5–05–01994 World Cup qualification
419 June 1993Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Malta4–04–01994 World Cup qualification
515 November 1995Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Republic of Ireland3–03–0Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

Sporting CP

Individual

References

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  13. 1 2 Murray, Ewan (29 January 2014). "Jorge Cadete: the former Celtic striker who lost everything". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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