Rui Jordão
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj ʒuɾˈðɐ̃w̃]; 9 August 1952 – 18 October 2019) was a Portuguese footballer. He played with Benfica and Sporting for most of his career. He won the Silver Ball award twice, once with each team.
.jpg.webp) Jordão in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1952 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Benguela, Angola | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 October 2019 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cascais, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting Benguela | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1971–1976 | Benfica | 90 | (63) | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Zaragoza | 33 | (14) | |||||||||||||
| 1977–1987 | Sporting CP | 207 | (137) | |||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Vitória Setúbal | 60 | (12) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 390 | (226) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1972–1989 | Portugal | 43 | (15) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
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Jordão represented the Portugal national team for 16 years from 1972 through 1989.
Jordão died on 18 October 2019 while at a hospital in Cascais, Portugal due to heart disease at the age of 67.[1]
References
- "FPF destaca Rui Jordão como figura ímpar" [PFF highlights Rui Jordão as a peerless figure]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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