Jorge Duarte

Jorge Miguel Costa Duarte, known in some African countries as Miguel da Costa, is a Portuguese football manager who is last known to have managed Al-Ittihad (Tripoli).[1]

Early life

Duarte started playing football at a young age.[2] As a youth player, Duarte joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Porto.[3] After suffering an injury, he started his managerial career.[4]

Managerial career

In Africa, Duarte is known as Miguel da Costa.[5] In 2017, Duarte was appointed manager of Ugandan side Vipers.[6] He helped them win the league.[7] However, the club's style of play under him was regarded as unattractive.[8] In 2018, he departed the club.[9]

After that, he was appointed manager of Botswanan side Jwaneng Galaxy.[10] He was tasked by the club to win the league.[11] He helped the club win their first league title.[3] After that, he was appointed manager of Libyan side Al-Ittihad (Tripoli).[12] He holds a UEFA B coaching license.[13]

References
  1. "A África de Jorge Duarte". abola.pt.
  2. "Jorge Duarte (treinador de futebol): "Quero continuar a fazer coisas em equipas que não estejam à espera que os títulos aconteçam"". sapo.pt.
  3. "Tem dois nomes, foi campeão no Uganda e é líder no Botswana". iol.pt (Archived). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
  4. "À CONVERSA COM… JORGE DUARTE". espinho.tv.
  5. "Where did it all go wrong for title winning Da Costa?". monitor.co.ug.
  6. "Miguel Da Costa remains right man for Vipers SC". observer.ug.
  7. "Vipers' title win was no fluke - Miguel da Costa". espn.com.
  8. "What Does Success Look Like for a Foreign Manager at Vipers?". thesportspearl.com.
  9. "Why coach Da Costa was axed by Vipers SC". pmldaily.com.
  10. "Da Costa Pleads for more foreigners in teams". mmegi.bw.
  11. "Two 'bulls' in one kraal, a recipe for disaster?". thegazette.news.
  12. "Jorge Duarte, "OS TREINOS SÃO ASSISTIDOS POR CINCO MIL PESOAS"" – via pressreader.com.
  13. "I am not here on a vacation, says new Vipers Coach". kawowo.com.


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