Jorge Carlos Carneiro (1 October 1935 – 6 December 2002), better known as Ortunho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left back.

Ortunho
Ortunho, Jorge Carlos Carneiro,
Personal information
Full name Jorge Carlos Carneiro
Date of birth (1935-10-01)1 October 1935
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 6 December 2002(2002-12-06) (aged 67)
Place of death Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1953–1955 Nacional-RS [pt]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Nacional-RS [pt]
1956–1958 Vasco da Gama
1958–1967 Grêmio 417 (6)
1968 Metropol
1968–1969 Cruzeiro-RS
International career
1956–1960 Brazil 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Career

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Born in Porto Alegre, he got his nickname from Washington Ortuño, a Uruguayan who played for SC Internacional in the 1940s. He began his career at Nacional de Porto Alegre, even being called up for the Brazilian team that competed in the 1956 Panamerican Championship. He was taken to Vasco da Gama already in 1956 as a bet, to be Coronel replacement. Ortunho was champion of Campeonato Carioca twice and of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament, as a reserve, but was a starter in the dispute for the Teresa Herrera Trophy on Vasco tour of Europe.[1]

In 1958 he arrived at Grêmio, where he remained until 1967, and made 417 appearances, winning nine state titles with the club.[2] An idol of the club, he was even attacked with a glass bottle after a great performance in a Gre-Nal. In 1966, he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for a large part of that season, returning in 1967 but without the same capacity as before. He still played for EC Metropol and EC Cruzeiro before retiring in 1969.[3]

Ortunho also made 4 appearances for the Brazil national team in total, with emphasis on his participation in the 1956 and 1960 Panamerican Championship.

Honours

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Vasco da Gama
Grêmio
Brazil

Death

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Ortunho died on 6 December 2002, in Porto Alegre, due to a cardiac arrest.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ortunho… cabeça enfaixada para continuar no "Grenal"". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jorge Carlos Carneiro". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Ortunho". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Morre o ex-jogador Ortunho, do Grêmio". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 6 December 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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  • Ortunho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  • Ortunho at National-Football-Teams.com