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by Matheus Marotta/Belo Horizonte

April 1999


Name : Jorge Luiz da Costa Pimentel.

Date of Birth :  October, 10th  - 1968.

Place of Birth : Itapiruçu (Minas Gerais - Brasil)

Marital Status : Married.

Clubs :Votorantim (Pernambuco), Enxuta (Santa Catarina), Mitsubishi Celta (Spain), Juventude (Rio Grande do Sul), Grêmio (Rio Grande do Sul), Inter/Ulbra (Rio Grande do Sul), Atlético/Pax de Minas (Minas Gerais), GKI Gazprom Moscow (Russia).

Titles :
- Campion of Intercontinental Cup - Moscou'98
- 4x Brazilian Champion
- 2x Master Champion of Clubs - 89/90
- 3x Champion of National Circuit
- 5x Brazilian Champion of State Squads - 85/89/91/95/97
- 4x Champion of Rio Grande do Sul State - 88/93/94/95
- Champion of Minas Gerais State - 98
- Champion of Pernambuco Cup - 97
- 3x Champion da Gaúcho Cup (Caxias do Sul/87, Montevideo/88, Buenos Aires/89)
- Metropolitan Champion of Belo Horizonte - 98
With the Brazilian National Team
- World Champion (Hong Kong - 92) - FIFA nominated him Best Player Of The World
- 2x Mundialito Champion - 95/96
- Panamerican Champion
- South American Champion

Idols : Roberto Dinamite e Romário.

Best brazilian players : Manoel Tobias and Vander Carioca.

Best coaches : Miltinho and Barata.

Best squads in the world : Brasil and Spain.

What do you plan to do after quit your professional career : Futsal coach

Unforgatable match : Atlético/Pax de Minas x Tio Sam, Liga Nacional 98 - "the first game of my new life".

Most important goal : Atlético/Pax de Minas x Dina Moscou ( Intercontinental Cup'98 final ).