Jordan da Costa

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Jordan
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Full name Jordan da Costa
Date of birth (1932-11-24)24 November 1932
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 17 February 2012(2012-02-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951 São Cristóvão 16 (0)
1952–1963 Flamengo 608 (3)
National team
1955 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jordan da Costa, (November 24, 1932 – February 17, 2012), best known as simply Jordan, was a Brazilian football player.

Considered by Garrincha as his best defender he ever played against,[1] Jordan was never sent off during his almost 14-year career. A skillful fullback, he was discovered by São Cristóvão in 1949 and three years later signed with Flamengo where he became an idol, winning the Rio State Championship three times in a row (1953-54-55), as well as the 1961 Rio-São Paulo Tournament.

With 589 matches for Flamengo, Jordan has the fourth-highest number of appearances for the club.

Jordan died on February 17, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro of complications from diabetes. He was 79 years old.[2]

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Flamengo

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References[]

  1. ^ "Morre Jordan, do Flamengo, marcador mais leal de Garrincha - 17/02/2012 - Esporte". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. ^ "Ex-jogador Jordan, do Flamengo, morre aos 79 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2019-08-07.

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