In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Ventura. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Jairzinho
Jairzinho with Brazil in 1974
Personal information
Full name
Jair Ventura Filho
Date of birth
(1944-12-25) 25 December 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Winger, striker
Youth career
1958–1960
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1960–1974
Botafogo
416
(186)
1974–1975
Marseille
18
(9)
1975
Kaizer Chiefs
3
(7)
1976
Cruzeiro
24
(9)
1977
Portuguesa
24
(22)
1978
Noroeste
10
(4)
1979
Fast Clube
18
(10)
1980–1981
Jorge Wilstermann
12
(6)
1981–1982
Botafogo
1982
9 de Octubre
Total
525
(249)
International career
1965–1982
Brazil[1][2][3]
81
(33)
Managerial career
1987–1988
Londrina
1988–1989
Al-Wehda[4]
1989–1991
São Cristóvão
1995–1996
Bonsucesso
1997–1998
Kalamata
2001–2002
Mesquita
2003–2005
Gabon
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1970 Mexico
Pan American Games
Winner
1963 São Paulo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʒaˌiʁˈzĩɲu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and leading scorer of the legendary Brazil national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[5] He is nicknamed The Hurricane (Portuguese: o Furacão) in reference to the way his jersey would shake as he ran down the wing during his playing days.[6][7] 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.[8][9] Jairzinho was known for his large afro towards the later stages of his career, as well as his burst of pace, dribbling, ball skills, finishing ability, shot power and physical strength due to his large muscular build. He is widely considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time.[10][11][12]
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 for Olympique de Marseille 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.
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^"Jairzinho". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^"Jairzinho Reacts to Futbin Comments!". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^"Jairzinho". sportskeeda. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^"Jairzinho – Legends of the Football World Cup". World-cup-betting-2006.com. December 25, 1944. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
^"The Hurricane that never blew out". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^Atkins, Christopher. "Pelé and the 20 greatest Brazilian footballers of all time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^Mackenzie, Alasdair (March 23, 2024). "Ranked! The 10 best Brazilian players ever". FourFourTwo. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^Kenmare, Jack (October 14, 2020). "The 50 Greatest Brazil Players Have Been Named And Ranked". SPORTbible. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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