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 Água Santa.
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 9 November 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. He led the club to a promotion in the 2024 Série D, and also reached another final in the 2025 Campeonato Paranaense.
On 31 July 2025, Castilho was sacked from Dogão after an 11-match winless run. On 1 September, he agreed to become Uberlândia's head coach for the ensuing campaign, but only lasted three matches before being dismissed.
On 25 January 2026, Castillo replaced Marcelo Marelli at the helm of São José-SP. Knocked out in the second stage of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he renewed with the club for a further year on 18 April, but asked to leave on 10 June, after accepting an offer from Água Santa.
Coaching statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordGuarujá (interim) 21 August 2011 29 August 2011Guarujá 1 March 2014 25 August 2014Maringá 9 November 2020 31 December 2020Maringá 6 April 2021 19 April 2022Ipatinga 19 April 2022 2 August 2022Maringá 27 November 2022 31 July 2025Uberlândia 1 September 2025 18 January 2026São José-SP 25 January 2026 10 June 2026Água Santa 10 June 2026 present Career total— Notes
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