Jordan_(footballer,_born_1932)

Jordan (footballer, born 1932)

Jordan (footballer, born 1932)

Brazilian footballer

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

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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]

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Flamengo

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References

  1. [1]
    BrFut (in Portuguese)
  2. [2]
    Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
  3. [3]
    "Morre Jordan, do Flamengo, marcador mais leal de Garrincha - 17/02/2012 - Esporte". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  4. [4]
    "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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