Jair da Costa

Jair da Costa (9 July 1940 – 26 April 2025) was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team.

Jair da Costa
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Jair in 1963
Personal information
Date of birth(1940-07-09)9 July 1940
Place of birthSanto André, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death26 April 2025(2025-04-26) (aged 84)
Place of deathOsasco, São Paulo,[1] Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionRight winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1962Portuguesa
1962–1967Inter Milan119(39)
1967–1968Roma23(2)
1968–1972Inter Milan80(14)
1972–1974Santos19(3)
1975Windsor Star
National team
1962Brazil1(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

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Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
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
BrazilLeague
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

  1. "Morre ex-atacante Jair da Costa, campeão da Copa do Mundo de 62" (in português). UOL. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. "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.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jair da Costa". www.national-football-teams.com.