Rui Jordão

Rui Jordão
	Jordão in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão
Date of birth	9 August 1952
Place of birth	Benguela, Angola
Date of death	18 October 2019 (aged 67)
Place of death	Cascais, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Sporting Benguela
1970–1971	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1976	Benfica
1976–1977	Zaragoza
1977–1987	Sporting CP
1987–1989	Vitória Setúbal
Total
National team
1971	Portugal U18
1973	Portugal U21
1972–1989	Portugal
Honours
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj ʒuɾˈðɐ̃w̃]; 9 August 1952 – 18 October 2019) was a Portuguese footballer. He played with Benfica and Sporting for most of his career. He won the Silver Ball award twice, once with each team.

Jordão represented the Portugal national team for 16 years from 1972 through 1989.

Jordão died on 18 October, 2019 while at a hospital in Cascais, Portugal due to heart disease at the age of 67.[1]

References

"FPF destaca Rui Jordão como figura ímpar" [PFF highlights Rui Jordão as a peerless figure]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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[1] "FPF destaca Rui Jordão como figura ímpar" [PFF highlights Rui Jordão as a peerless figure]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.