Jair da Costa
Jair da Costa (9 July 1940 – 26 April 2025) was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team.
![]() Jair in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 26 April 2025 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Osasco, São Paulo,[1] Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1962–1967 | Inter Milan | 119 | (39) |
| 1967–1968 | Roma | 23 | (2) |
| 1968–1972 | Inter Milan | 80 | (14) |
| 1972–1974 | Santos | 19 | (3) |
| 1975 | Windsor Star | ||
| National team | |||
| 1962 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Da Costa died on 26 April 2025 in Osasco, São Paulo at the age of 84.[2]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1962–63 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 27 | 10 |
| 1963–64 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 1964–65 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1965–66 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1966–67 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1967–68 | Roma | Serie A | 23 | 2 |
| 1968–69 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 22 | 3 |
| 1969–70 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1972 | Santos | Série A | 15 | 3 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Country | Italy | 222 | 55 | |
| Brazil | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 241 | 58 | ||
Jair Da Costa Media
References
- ↑ "Morre ex-atacante Jair da Costa, campeão da Copa do Mundo de 62" (in português). UOL. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Morre Jair da Costa, campeão da Copa de 1962 pelo Brasil e ídolo da Inter de Milão" (in português). O Globo. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jair da Costa". www.national-football-teams.com.
