Rui Jordão
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Jordão in 1972
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Benguela, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Benguela | |||
| 1970–1971 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1976 | Benfica | 90 | (63) |
| 1976–1977 | Zaragoza | 33 | (14) |
| 1977–1987 | Sporting CP | 207 | (137) |
| 1987–1989 | Vitória Setúbal | 60 | (12) |
| Total | 390 | (226) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1989 | Portugal | 43 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj ʒuɾˈðɐ̃w̃]; born 9 August 1952) is a retired Portuguese footballer.
One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portugal's football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each club.
Jordão represented the Portugal national team for 16 years, appearing with it at Euro 1984.
Born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, Jordão moved in his teens to Portugal's S.L. Benfica, making his professional debuts in 1971–72. He played 17 games and scored six goals in his debut campaign, appearingly slightly less in his second (but still contributing with five successful strikes) as Benfica won back-to-back top division titles, only losing one match in the course of the two seasons combined.
After improving his displays at Benfica, Jordão signed with Spanish side Real Zaragoza in the 1976 summer, netting regularly but being relegated from La Liga, after which he returned to his country of adoption, signing with Sporting Clube de Portugal.
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