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Jordan (footballer, born 1932)

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Jordan
Personal information
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[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]

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Flamengo

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References

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  1. ^ [1] BrFut (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ [2] Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "Morre Jordan, do Flamengo, marcador mais leal de Garrincha - 17/02/2012 - Esporte". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Ex-jogador Jordan, do Flamengo, morre aos 79 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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