Tragédia történt: Kórházba került, de már nem tudták megmenteni a válogatott labdarúgó életétRui Jordao korábban olyan klubokban játszott, mint a portugál Benfica és a Sporting, valamint a spanyol Zaragoza. Az 1984-es EB elődöntőjében Franciaországnak lőtt gólját máig emlegetik a futballvilágban.
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj ʒuɾˈðɐ̃w̃]; 9 August 1952 – 18 October 2019) was a Portuguese footballer.
His professional career was spent mostly with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting. One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, he won the Silver Ball award twice, once with each team.
Jordão represented the Portugal national team for 16 years, appearing with them at Euro 1984.
Born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, Jordão moved in his teens to Portugal’s S.L. Benfica, making his professional debut in 1971–72. He played eighteen games and scored seven goals in his debut campaign, appearingly slightly less in his second, but still contributing five goals as the club won back-to-back Primeira Liga titles, only losing one match over two seasons.[1]
Jordão signed with Spanish side Real Zaragoza in the summer of 1976, scoring regularly but being relegated from La Liga.[2] Subsequently, he returned to his country of adoption and joined Sporting CP.[1]
Jordão enjoyed his best years with the Lions, scoring in double figures in six of his first seven seasons, which included a combined 57 goals in the seasons when the team won the league (1980 and 1982). At the age of 35 he moved to Vitória de Setúbal, reuniting with former Sporting teammate Manuel Fernandes, another prolific veteran goalscorer; he finished his career two years later, having scored 212 goals in the Portuguese top level alone.[1]-írgta mega wikipedia.org.
