Jordan da Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian footballer
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Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
About Jordan da Costa
- 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, 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.
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