Jorge Costa (DER) played most of his career in Porto.
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Excapitan and professional football director of Porto, Jorge Costa, died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest when he was at the Club Training and Training Center, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) reported.
The FPF regretted in a statement published on its website the death of Costa, “one of the most prominent players of a fundamental generation for the consolidation of Portuguese football.” He was 53 years old at the time of his death.
“It is a shock is unexpected and premature departure from Jorge Costa, an athlete of my generation and an example of dedication and delivery to the teams of which our national team was already part. My most condolences to the family and friends,” wrote Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal, in his X account.
Costa assumed the position of Professional Soccer of the Porto in 2024, with the inauguration of the former technician André Villas Boas as the new president of the club.
A shock this unexpected and early match of Jorge Costa, an athlete of my generation and an example of dedication and delivery to the teams of which he was part and to our national team. My senses condolences to family and friends, @selecaoportugal and to @FCPorto.
– Luís Montenegro (@lmontenegro_pt) August 5, 2025
Before, as a coach, he was Romania champion with the CFR Cluj and directed Lusos teams such as El Braga and El Farense and selections such as Gabon, in addition to going through Tunisian football and Cypriot.
Jorge Costa's legacy in Porto
However, Jorge Costa will be remembered for his stage in the playing fields, where he became an icon of Porto, a club in which he formed and played from 1992 to 2005. His leadership, capacity in recovery and strength consolidated him in the team.
The eccentral played 383 games with the dragons and won eight leagues, five glasses and five Portugal Super Cups, in addition to capturing the team until the victory in a European League and a champion league, both under the direction on the bench of José Mourinho.
Penafiel, Marítimo, the English Charlton or the Belgian Standard Lieja were other of the teams in which Jorge Costa played, who trained as a footballer in the minor divisions of the blue and white bluezul team.
On behalf of Portugal, the former Defensor played 50 games with the absolute selection and was part of the 'Gold Generation', along with players such as Luís Figo or Rui Costa, who proclaimed himself champion of the U-20 world in 1991. He played a Eurocup (2000) and a World Cup (2002).
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