PORTO fable Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa has passed distant aged 87.
The erstwhile nine president led the nine to 69 titles during his tenure, including the Champions League successful 2004.
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GettyDa Costa near his relation astatine Porto successful May 2024 and was succeeded by erstwhile Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas.
But it was different erstwhile Blues brag who led tributes connected societal media.
Jose Mourinho took to Instagram to station a touching connection astir his aged employer.
He wrote: “‘Mourinho, you were the manager who brought maine the top joys’.
“Those were your words, Mr. President.
“My words are: ‘I consciousness a tremendous grant to beryllium portion of your past and I volition ever beryllium grateful for your spot and the power you had connected my career.’
“This is however we said our goodbyes past summertime successful your beloved city.
“The grin from the archetypal time and the joyousness of the past clip we were together.”
Former Porto manager Sergio Conceicao took the quality precise hard aft AC Milan’s triumph implicit Hellas Verona.
He was due to look the media aft the triumph astatine the San Siro but was to “shaken” to bash so.
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GettyThis was confirmed by nine advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who spoke to the property instead.
He said: “I americium present due to the fact that the manager is successful the locker room.
“He is precise shaken astatine the decease of the Porto president, who was similar a begetter to him. So I americium here.”
Porto fans besides paid tribute to the nine fable by gathering extracurricular the Estadio bash Dragao Stadium.
They could beryllium heard chanting songs aft the quality of the erstwhile president’s death.
A immense tifo with Da Costa’s representation was hung from a adjacent span and surrounded by flairs.
Former Newcastle defender Chancel Mbemba besides shared a tribute for Da Costa connected his X account.
He joined the Portuguese giants backmost successful 2018 aft 3 years connected Tyneside.
He wrote: “Rest successful bid President Pinto Da Costa, I americium grateful for the accidental you gave maine to articulation the large nine of FC Porto.
“My sincere condolences to the relatives and to the full large household of the Portistas.”
Porto connection connected Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Porto released a connection aft the decease of erstwhile nine president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa...
It read: “The departure of the President of Presidents leaves Futebol Clube bash Porto orphaned of its top figure, the main organiser of large victories and the idiosyncratic astir liable for gathering an unmistakable individuality and legacy.
“Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa volition unrecorded connected everlastingly successful the representation and hearts of each Porto fans.
“Between 23 April 1982 and 7 May 2024, the biggest nine successful the North became the champion nine successful Portugal and grew from section and determination to European and satellite level.
“Without ever forgetting its roots, FC Porto grew with the metropolis and the metropolis grew with FC Porto.
“The nine has much than 131 years of history, but determination is simply a earlier and aft Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.
“Since past everything has changed.
“Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa transformed FC Porto the Portuguese nine with the astir authoritative titles by lifting 23 championships, 22 Super Cups, 15 Portuguese Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, a European Champion Clubs’ Cup, Champions League, a UEFA Cup and a Europa League, a European Super Cup and a League Cup.”
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