FC Porto to keep paying Jorge Costa’s contract in full each month | OneFootball

To perpetuate the legacy and memory of Jorge Costa, by naming the Olival Training and Sports Development Center after him and keeping his example present in the daily life of the squad, the FC Porto board has decided to fully and monthly assume the payment of the contract of the late professional football director.

Jorge Costa’s family – his sons David, Guilherme, and Salvador, his widow Estela Ritu, and a grandson – has been a priority for the club from the very first moment, which has sought to provide all necessary support and ensure that they lack nothing during such a difficult time. To formalize this support, a meeting is scheduled for next week at Estádio do Dragão with the relatives of the eternal Bicho, in a gesture similar to what Liverpool did for the wife and children of Diogo Jota.

At the recent tribute held at Olival for the former captain, André Villas-Boas invited Jorge Costa’s family and could not hold back tears at the loss of such a loyal friend and ally. “A man who never left me alone,” he recalled, evoking Bicho’s support during the most difficult moments of last season.

Jorge Costa maintained a very close connection with the squad, contributing to the team’s cohesion and motivation. Many new signings were welcomed and introduced to the Porto universe by the former professional football director. “He is a force of nature, our Bicho, and he will be an example for our achievements, to inspire us,” said the group and also Farioli, who often invokes the memory of the legendary number 2 when speaking about the club’s values.

In service of the Dragons, Jorge Costa won eight national championships, five Portuguese Cups, eight Super Cups, one UEFA Cup, one Champions League, and one Intercontinental Cup – a remarkable career for one of the greatest figures in FC Porto’s history. His heart stopped beating on August 5th, at Olival, the victim of a cardiorespiratory arrest that neither the club’s medical staff nor the emergency specialists at Hospital de São João could reverse, despite all efforts, leaving the Porto family and Portuguese football in deep mourning. “He was a leader like few others. One of the first to arrive, one of the last to leave, concerned about everyone. To the more experienced, he injected motivation; to the younger ones, he taught them to walk with their heads held high,” said André Villas-Boas when the training center was named after the former director.

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