Jair da Costa

Jair
Personal information
Full nameJair da Costa
Date of birth9 July 1940
Place of birthSanto André, Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionRight Wing
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960?–1962?Portuguesa
1962–1967Internazionale119(39)
1967–1968Roma23(2)
1968–1972Internazionale80(14)
1972–1974Santos19(3)
1975Windsor Star
National team
1962Brazil1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jair da Costa (born 9 July 1940 in Santo André, São Paulo[1]) is a former Brazilian footballer who notably played for Internazionale,[1] and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964[2] and 1965.[3]

He also won the 1962 FIFA World Cup with the Brazil national football team.

He started his club career with Portuguesa as a youth, making his senior debut against XV Novembro de Jaú. Whilst with Portugesa he helped them to the runners-up spot in the 1960 Campeonato Paulista.[4]

He moved to Internazionale in November 1962, and went on to play a total of 260 senior games for the club in two spells (1962–1967 and 1968–1972).[5]

He played a season with A.S. Roma in 1967/68 and later played for Santos FC and Windsor Star in Canada.[1]

Honours

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jair da Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1963–64 European Cup at RSSSF
  3. 1964–65 European Cup at RSSSF
  4. "Jair da Costa" (in Portuguese). Sitedalusa.com. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Da Costa Jair". Playing stats by season. inter.it archive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.