Jairzinho
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1944 (79 years old)
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Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPosition
Winger
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Hispanic
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1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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76 kg
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Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho, is a retired Brazilian footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger, known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a member of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
A versatile forward, he was also capable of playing in a variety of other attacking positions, as a main striker, second striker, or even as an attacking midfielder.
Due to the economic and political situation of the time, as well as the Sport Legislation, he played most of his club football in South America where he spent eleven years at Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo. He went on to play in Europe during the final years of his career, a common pattern for South American players until the 1980s, when the economic and political situation changed. Jairzinho replaced his footballing idol Garrincha in both the Botafogo and Brazil teams, and played in three consecutive World Cups: 1966, 1970 and 1974.
Regarded as one of Brazil's best players ever, and as one of the greatest players of all time, he was listed one place ahead of Zinedine Zidane, at number 27 in World Soccer Magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century.
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1959-1974 |
1964-1982 |
1974-1975 |
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1976 |
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1980-1981 |
1981-1982 |
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1997-1998 Manager |
2003-2005 Manager |
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