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After discovering that he was being financially exploited by his agent while playing for the Verona youth team, Jorginho almost quit the game and wanted to move back to Brazil, but credits an emotional phone call with his mother for inspiring him to persist and continue playing.
May 9, 2024 · When he began to break into Verona’s first-team, Jorginho met goalkeeper Rafael Pinheiro, who was also born in Brazil and the pair quickly formed a bond. It was Pinheiro who discovered Jorginho was being short-changed by his agent, and took him under his wing to provide him with food and clothes.
- Jonathon Rogers
After leaving Brazil, Jorginho moved to Italy with his family as a teenager, and soon joined Verona, working his way through the youth team before going on loan to Sambonifacese, where he made his senior debut.
Nov 1, 2014 · Returning to his parent club Verona the next season, Jorginho helped them reach the Serie B promotion play-offs, where they fell just short. However, the 2012/13 season saw a Jorginho-inspired ...
Oct 8, 2023 · However, he was scouted at age 13 to join a soccer school in Guabiruba, moving from there to Italy two years later to join Verona’s academy. After helping Verona reach Serie A for the first time in 11 years in 2014 and subsequently achieving the top four, the midfielder moved to Napoli on January 18, 2014, where Maurizio Sarri developed him ...
Aug 17, 2021 · After showing promise as a 13-year-old, he moved to a soccer school 200km away and then, as a 15-year-old, moved to Italy with Verona. It was a dream move, but Jorginho said it proved "tough ...
Nov 11, 2021 · Chelsea star Jorginho went through tough times at Hellas Verona. Jorginho is an important part of Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side. Jorginho was then asked about the struggles he faced while...
