Jorge Maciel (football manager)

Jorge Miguel Gonçalves Maciel (born 30 October 1985) is a Portuguese football manager.

Career
Born in Barcelos, Maciel was an assistant manager for Lito Vidigal and Jorge Simão at Primeira Liga club Belenenses in 2014–15.

From 2017 to 2019, he assisted compatriot Miguel Cardoso at Rio Ave, Nantes and Celta de Vigo.

Maciel returned to his homeland in July 2019 to be manager of Benfica's under-23 team, but returned to being an assistant in November, at Lille OSC, to help Christophe Galtier, Jocelyn Gourvennec, and Paulo Fonseca.

On 5 July 2023, at the age of 37, Maciel left Lille to become head coach of Ligue 2 club Valenciennes, signing a two-year contract. On his debut on 5 August, the team lost 4–1 at home to AJ Auxerre. On 6 December 2023, with Valenciennes sitting last-place in the Ligue 2 table after just one victory in seventeen matches, Maciel was sacked.