Jorge Regadas

{{short description|Portuguese football manager and former player}}

Ernesto Jorge Taipas Regadas (born 23 January 1957) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a manager.

His career was closely associated with Freamunde, as both a player and manager. He coached the club in four different decades.

Playing career

Born in Porto, Regadas started playing football with S.C. Freamunde (1974–77), competing in the lower leagues. From then onwards he spent the remainder of his career – with the exception of the 1984–85 season – in the second division, representing Aliados Lordelo FC, F.C. Penafiel, F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Moreirense FC.

Regadas retired in June 1988 at the age of 31, after a spell with his first club.

Coaching career

Regadas began working as a coach shortly after retiring, starting with precisely Freamunde where he had other spells in the 90s. His first experience at the professional level came during the 1998–99 campaign, being in charge of F.C. Penafiel for 17 matches (five wins, five draws and seven losses for an eventual ninth position).

In the following years, Regadas managed in every level in Portuguese football except for the Primeira Liga, working with C.D. Trofense, F.C. Tirsense, Gondomar SC, F.C. Maia{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=180029|title=Jorge Regadas treina maiatos|trans-title=Jorge Regadas coaches maiatos|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=24 November 2003|accessdate=21 October 2013}} and F.C. Marco.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=246808|title=Estreia no Barreiro e muita fé em Olhão|trans-title=Debut in Barreiro and lots of faith in Olhão|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=28 August 2005|accessdate=21 October 2013}} Early into 2006–07 he returned to Freamunde, leading the side to the division three national championship and the subsequent promotion.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=306881|title=Freamunde sagra-se campeão|trans-title=Freamunde crowned champions|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=26 May 2007|accessdate=21 October 2013}}

From 2007 to 2010, Regadas managed to always lead his main club to safety – this included a best-ever sixth place in the 2008–09 season. Subsequently, he joined G.D. Chaves in the third tier,{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/2a_divisao//interior.aspx?content_id=454519|title=Regadas: "Quero subir de divisão"|trans-title=Regadas: "I want to promote"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=29 July 2010|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162430/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/2a_divisao//interior.aspx?content_id=454519|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}} leaving his post after less than two months over a disagreement with the board of directors.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/2a_divisao//interior.aspx?content_id=462816|title=Saída de Regadas confirmada|trans-title=Regadas exit confirmed|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=13 September 2010|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162520/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/2a_divisao//interior.aspx?content_id=462816|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}}

From 15 January 2011 and for roughly one year, Regadas acted as director of football to Romania's CFR Cluj.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.ro/liga-1/a-adus-6-jucatori-la-cfr-si-a-fost-chemat-ca-director-sportiv-vezi-ultimul-transfer-al-lui-cfr.html|title=A adus 6 jucatori la Cluj si a fost chemat ca director sportiv! Vezi ultimul transfer al lui CFR!|trans-title=He brought 6 players to Cluj and was hired as a sports director! View CFR's latest transfer!|publisher=Sport.ro|language=Romanian|date=15 January 2011|accessdate=21 October 2013}} He subsequently returned to manager duties in his country, with former sides Chaves and Freamunde,{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Freamunde//interior.aspx?content_id=806661|title=Jorge Regadas regressa ao comando técnico|trans-title=Jorge Regadas returns to manager position|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512054111/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Freamunde/interior.aspx?content_id=806661|archivedate=12 May 2013}} not being able to prevent second division relegation with the latter.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/opiniao/cronistas/comentadores_premium/interior.aspx?content_id=820682|title=Pesadelo da descida|trans-title=Relegation nightmare|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=9 May 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162423/http://www.record.xl.pt/opiniao/cronistas/comentadores_premium/interior.aspx?content_id=820682|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}}

During his career, Regadas was no stranger to controversy, often being involved in spats with directors, organizations and referees.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=48216|title=Presidente do Tirsense contesta Regadas|trans-title=Tirsense chairman contests Regadas|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=21 October 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=75663|title=Jorge Regadas critica ANTF|trans-title=Jorge Regadas criticises ANTF|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=26 March 2001|accessdate=21 October 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=340168|title=Jorge Regadas: "Paraty insultou os meus jogadores"|trans-title=Jorge Regadas: "Paraty insulted my players"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=20 April 2008|accessdate=21 October 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=420919|title=Presidente vai recorrer do castigo a Regadas|trans-title=President will appeal on Regadas ban|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=9 December 2009|accessdate=21 October 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=424180|title=Penafiel-Freamunde, 2–3: Polémica e detenção|trans-title=Penafiel-Freamunde, 2–3: Controversy and arrest|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=10 January 2010|accessdate=21 October 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Freamunde//interior.aspx?content_id=817292|title=Jorge Regadas: "Cosme Machado devia ser banido"|trans-title=Jorge Regadas: "Cosme Machado should be banned"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=22 April 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162338/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Freamunde//interior.aspx?content_id=817292|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}}