Jorge Castilho

Jorge Luiz Fernandes Castilho (born 6 April 1982), sometimes known as Buiú, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current head coach of Maringá.

Playing career
Born and raised in Santa Rosa, a neighborhood in Guarujá, São Paulo, Castilho began his career with local side EC Santa Rosa before moving to América Mineiro after a trial period. He later played for Villa Nova, AD Guarujá (two stints) and Real EC de Caeté before making his senior debut with VOCEM in 2001.

Castilho retired after playing for VOCEM, due to knee injuries.

Coaching career
After retiring, Castilho worked as a vigilant while coaching in a football school in his hometown. In 2011, he became a youth coach at AD Guarujá, being also an interim during the club's last two matches of the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

After leaving Guarujá, Castilho worked with the under-17 side of Portuguesa Santista and as an assistant of the under-20 team of São Vicente before returning to the club in 2014, now as head coach of the main squad. After the club was licensed, he worked as a youth coach in his hometown and also coached a team of the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in the city.

In 2020, Castilho moved to Maringá, initially as an assistant of Beto Portella. On 11 September of that year, he was named head coach of the squad, and led the club to a promotion from the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata.

After starting the 2021 campaign again as an assistant, Castilho was again named head coach of Dogão on 6 April of that year, replacing sacked Marcos Soares. On 11 November, he renewed his contract for a further year, and led the club to the finals of the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense.

On 19 April 2022, Castilho took over Ipatinga for the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II. He left in August, after also achieving promotion, and returned to Maringá for the upcoming season.

On 1 September 2023, Castilho further extended his link with Maringá until the end of 2024, and also led the side to another final in the 2024 Paranaense.