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Sao Paulo, Apr 27 (AP) Brazilian striker Jair da Costa, who helped Inter Milan win its first two European Cups in the 1960s, has died in Osasco, outside Sao Paulo. He was 84. The Brazilian Football Confederation announced the death on Saturday without elaborating.
Also Read | Will Lionel Messi Play in Inter Miami vs FC Dallas MLS 2025 Match? Here's the Possibility of LM10 Featuring in Starting XI. Da Costa was a key forward for the Inter side which won the European Cup in 1963 against Alfredo Di Stefano's Real Madrid, and in 1964 against Eusebio's Benfica. Da Costa scored the only goal in the 1964 final at the San Siro.
He also won four Serie A titles. “Jair has passed away. A right winger with phenomenal dribbling, he won everything with the Grande Inter,” the Italian club said in its social media channels.
The club added the Brazilian has “a place in the eternity of a legendary team.” Also Read | Mandya Sports Gallery Collapse: Several Spectators Injured As Viewers' Gallery Collapses During Kabaddi Match in Karnataka. Da Costa started his professional career at Sao Paulo club Portuguesa in 1960.
He was in Brazil's World Cup-winning squad in 1962 but didn't play because he was a substitute for one of the team's stars, Mané Garrincha. Da Costa returned to Brazil after a spell at Roma and won a Sao Paulo state championship in 1973 with Pele's Santos. He ended his career in 1976 playing for Canada's Windsor Star.
(AP) (This is an un Chinese Woman Blocks Train Door at Shenzhen Station To Let Friends Board, Resists Officers; Detained for Disrupting Operations (Watch Video) Sao Paulo, Apr 27 (AP) Brazilian striker Jair da Costa, who helped Inter Milan win its first two European Cups in the 1960s, has died in Osasco, outside Sao Paulo. He was 84. The Brazilian Football Confederation announced the death on Saturday without elaborating.
Also Read | Will Lionel Messi Play in Inter Miami vs FC Dallas MLS 2025 Match? Here's the Possibility of LM10 Featuring in Starting XI. Da Costa was a key forward for the Inter side which won the European Cup in 1963 against Alfredo Di Stefano's Real Madrid, and in 1964 against Eusebio's Benfica. Da Costa scored the only goal in the 1964 final at the San Siro.
He also won four Serie A titles. “Jair has passed away. A right winger with phenomenal dribbling, he won everything with the Grande Inter,” the Italian club said in its social media channels.
The club added the Brazilian has “a place in the eternity of a legendary team.” Also Read | Mandya Sports Gallery Collapse: Several Spectators Injured As Viewers' Gallery Collapses During Kabaddi Match in Karnataka. Da Costa started his professional career at Sao Paulo club Portuguesa in 1960.
He was in Brazil's World Cup-winning squad in 1962 but didn't play because he was a substitute for one of the team's stars, Mané Garrincha. Da Costa returned to Brazil after a spell at Roma and won a Sao Paulo state championship in 1973 with Pele's Santos. He ended his career in 1976 playing for Canada's Windsor Star.
(AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body) Sao Paulo, Apr 27 (AP) Brazilian striker Jair da Costa, who helped Inter Milan win its first two European Cups in the 1960s, has died in Osasco, outside Sao Paulo. He was 84. The Brazilian Football Confederation announced the death on Saturday without elaborating.
Also Read | Will Lionel Messi Play in Inter Miami vs FC Dallas MLS 2025 Match? Here's the Possibility of LM10 Featuring in Starting XI. Da Costa was a key forward for the Inter side which won the European Cup in 1963 against Alfredo Di Stefano's Real Madrid, and in 1964 against Eusebio's Benfica. Da Costa scored the only goal in the 1964 final at the San Siro.
He also won four Serie A titles. “Jair has passed away. A right winger with phenomenal dribbling, he won everything with the Grande Inter,” the Italian club said in its social media channels.
The club added the Brazilian has “a place in the eternity of a legendary team.” Also Read | Mandya Sports Gallery Collapse: Several Spectators Injured As Viewers' Gallery Collapses During Kabaddi Match in Karnataka. Da Costa started his professional career at Sao Paulo club Portuguesa in 1960.
He was in Brazil's World Cup-winning squad in 1962 but didn't play because he was a substitute for one of the team's stars, Mané Garrincha. Da Costa returned to Brazil after a spell at Roma and won a Sao Paulo state championship in 1973 with Pele's Santos. He ended his career in 1976 playing for Canada's Windsor Star.
(AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body).
