Jorge Manuel Martins da Silva (born 12 August 1954), known as Martins, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Martins was born in Alhos Vedros, Moita, Setúbal District. During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, he played for

F.C. Barreirense Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...

, Vitória de Setúbal (three spells), S.L. Benfica,

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

and

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

, appearing in more than 600 matches as a professional, 310 in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

alone. Martins was a participant at UEFA Euro 1984 and the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

, as a backup to

Manuel Bento Manuel Galrinho Bento (25 June 1948 – 1 March 2007) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Bento was best known for his 20-year spell at Benfica, having retired well into his 40s after appearing in nearly 650 o ...

in the former – he was also his reserve during his two-year spell at Benfica – and third-choice in the latter behind Bento and

Vítor Damas Vítor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (8 October 1947 – 13 September 2003), known as Damas, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a 23-year professional career he was mainly linked with Sporting, but he also played for ...

. He never gained a senior cap, however.

Honours

: 1980–81 * Taça de Portugal: 1980–81, 1988–89 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1980

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Jorge 1954 births Living people Portuguese footballers Association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Barreirense players Vitória F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Farense players C.F. Os Belenenses players UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players People from Moita Sportspeople from Setúbal District