Overview
- Jorge Costa collapsed on Tuesday morning from a cardiorespiratory arrest at FC Porto’s training centre and later died at São João Hospital.
- At the time of his death, the 53-year-old legend was serving as Porto’s director of professional football.
- Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and rival clubs Benfica and Sporting issued public tributes celebrating Costa’s embodiment of Porto’s values.
- As Porto’s captain from 1990 to 2005, he lifted eight Portuguese league titles, the 2003 UEFA Cup and the 2004 Champions League and earned 50 caps for Portugal, reaching the Euro 2000 semifinals.
- After coaching in France, Romania, Cyprus, Gabon, India and Tunisia, he returned to Porto in 2024 as director of professional football under president André Villas-Boas.