Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 17 February 2012 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1951 | São Cristóvão [1] | 19 | (1) |
1952–1963 | Flamengo [2] | 244 | (3) |
International career | |||
1955 | Brazil | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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, [3] 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 609 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. [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jordan da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 17 February 2012 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1951 | São Cristóvão [1] | 19 | (1) |
1952–1963 | Flamengo [2] | 244 | (3) |
International career | |||
1955 | Brazil | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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, [3] 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 609 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. [4]