Jorge Costa dead at 53: Jose Mourinho's Champions League-winning Porto captain and ex-Premier League star dies
Jorge Costa died of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday while at Porto's training centre in Olival, according to reports in Portugal.
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Jorge Costa has died at the age of 53 following a cardiac arrest
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Costa captained Jose Mourinho's Porto to the Champions League in 2004
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The former defender also won eight league titles with the club
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Nicknamed "Tanque" (Tank) and "Bicho" (animal) by his team-mates for his aggressive style of defending, the defender spent 15 years with Porto.
During that time, Costa won a staggering eight league titles, as well as winning the Uefa Cup, Intercontinental Cup, five Taca de Portugal trophies and eight Super Cups.
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