2004. Rui Jorge's participation at Euro 2004 on home soil was jeopardised when he tested positive in February that year for Budesonide, commercially known as Pulmicort. He said that the substance came from a medically recommended spray for his rhinitis. His suspension was lifted in May, with the fault placed on Sporting for not notifying authorities of his medical exemption; at the tournament, he was one of four players – three from defence – dropped by Luiz Felipe Scolari after the opening 2–1 loss to Greece, and did not return for the remainder of the competition, which Portugal lost in the final to the same team. Managerial career On 19 November 2010, Rui Jorge replaced Oceano at the helm of the Portuguese under-21s. He led them to the 2015 European Championships in the Czech Republic after ten wins in as many matches in the qualifying phase, and coached them to the second place in the finals after a penalty shootout defeat against Sweden. Rui Jorge coached the Portuguese at the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil, where they lost 4–0 to Germany in the quarter-finals. He was also in charge for the 2017 edition of the under-21 continental tournament, which ended in group stage exit. On 10 October 2017, six years after the last loss for that stage of the competition, he was on the bench as the team lost 1–3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2019 European Championship qualifiers. In November 2020, having already qualified for the 2021 European Championship, Rui Jorge celebrated a decade in the job; at that point he was the most experienced under-21 manager in Europe, and had served longer than all but four senior managers in the world. At the finals in Hungary and Slovenia the following June, his team finished as runners-up. Career statistics Club International goals |} Managerial statistics Honours Player Porto Primeira Liga: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 Taça de Portugal: 1993–94, 1997–98 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1993, 1994, 1996; Runner-up 1992, 1995, 1997 Sporting CP Primeira Liga: 1999–2000, 2001–02 Taça de Portugal: 2001–02; Runner-up 1999–2000 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2000, 2002 UEFA Cup runner-up: 2004–05 Manager Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015, 2021 Orders Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza) References External links 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players