- Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa died on Saturday, lower than a yr after leaving position
- Porto gained 69 titles throughout his 42-year tenure, together with 2004 Champions League
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Former Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa has died on the age of 87.
Da Costa led the Portuguese giants throughout their most profitable interval of their historical past, together with the 2004 Champions League.
Throughout his 42 years in control of Porto, the membership gained 69 titles and had been topped European champions twice.
He resigned from the presidency position in 2024 and was succeeded by former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas.
Jose Mourinho, who was employed by Da Costa as Porto supervisor in 2002, paid an emotion tribute to his outdated employer.
He posted on Instagram: ”Mourinho, you had been the coach who introduced me the best joys’. These had been your phrases, Mr. President.
Former Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa has died on the age of 87
Da Costa led the Portuguese giants throughout their most profitable interval of their historical past
Jose Mourinho, who was employed by Da Costa as Porto supervisor in 2002, paid an emotion tribute
‘My phrases are: ‘I really feel an incredible honor to be a part of your historical past and I’ll all the time be pleased about your belief and the affect you had on my profession.’
‘That is how we mentioned our goodbyes final summer time in the one that you love metropolis. The smile from the primary day and the enjoyment of the final time we had been collectively.’
Former Porto supervisor Sergio Conceicao took the information of Da Costa’s dying exhausting following AC Milan’s 1-0 over Verona on Saturday.
Conceicao was set to face the media after the match however was unable to take action as he was ‘shaken’, Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed.
Chatting with the media, the Swede mentioned: ‘I’m right here as a result of the coach is within the locker room.
‘He’s very shaken on the dying of the Porto president, who was like a father to him. So I’m right here.’
Ex-Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma additionally took to social media to pay tribute to Da Costa.
He wrote on Instagram: ‘The person who made FC Porto a large has handed away. Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa was not only a president, he was a residing legend, a pacesetter who modified the historical past of Portuguese soccer and elevated the title of FC Porto to the highest of the world. With him, the membership turned synonymous with ambition, achievement and glory,” Quaresma wrote on social media.
Throughout Da Costa’s 42 years in control of Porto, the membership gained 69 titles and had been topped European champions twice.
Former Porto supervisor Sergio Conceicao was unable to face the media after AC Milan’s win on Saturday as he was ‘shaken’
Porto followers paid tribute to Da Costa as they gathered outdoors the Estadio do Dragao Stadium
‘I had the honour of carrying this jersey and feeling the load of your historical past, marked by your legacy. Your ardour, dedication and imaginative and prescient made doable what many thought was not possible.
‘All Porto followers and soccer lovers really feel your loss, however your reminiscence will probably be everlasting. Thanks for every thing, President. Relaxation in peace.’
Former Newcastle defender Chancel Mbemba, who performed for Porto from 2018 to 2022, posted on X: ‘Relaxation in peace President Pinto Da Costa, I’m grateful for the prospect you gave me to hitch the good membership of FC Porto.
‘My honest condolences to the relations and to the entire nice household of the Portistas.’
In the meantime, Porto followers paid tribute to the membership legend as they gathered outdoors the Estadio do Dragao Stadium as they chanted songs, with an enormous banner of Da Costa hung from a close-by bridge.
