Jorge Costa, Porto's Champions League-winning captain, dies aged 53
The former central defender, who was working as Porto's football director, passed away from a cardiac arrest on Tuesday, the Portuguese club confirmed. He had been taken to hospital earlier in the day after feeling unwell at the club's Olival training complex.
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The centre-back, known for his fierce competitiveness, spent 15 years at Porto and won 24 trophies at the club — including the Champions League in 2004 and the UEFA Cup the previous season.
'Jorge Costa has left us. One of us, a leader, captain, example. A symbol of FC Porto,' the club said on Tuesday.
Jorge Costa deixou-nos. Um de nós, um líder, capitão, exemplo. Um símbolo do FC Porto.
Obrigado por seres FC Porto até ao fim.
Até sempre, Jorge Costa. pic.twitter.com/XTmW5WVEHj
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 5, 2025
'Thank you for being FC Porto until the end. Forever, Jorge Costa.'
Costa's early career encompassed loan spells at Portuguese sides Penafiel and Maritimo, and spent the 2001-02 season on loan at English side Charlton Athletic and spent 2005-06, the final season of his playing career, at Standard Liege in Belgium.
Costa, who played 50 times for Portugal at international level, went on to have a 17-year career in management including spells at Braga, Cluj, AEL Limassol and the Gabon national side.
His final managerial job was at AVS in 2023-24, before returning to Porto in a directorial role.
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