FC Porto training ground to be renamed “Jorge Costa” | OneFootball

FC Porto proposed to the Vila Nova de Gaia City Council that the PortoGaia Sports Training Center, in Olival/Crestuma, be renamed after Jorge Costa.

This proposal was approved at the municipal executive meeting this Monday, deciding to rename the complex to Jorge Costa Sports Training Center.

Tribute to an emblematic figure of FC Porto

The initiative aims to pay tribute to Jorge Costa, former captain and director of FC Porto, who passed away on August 5, at the age of 53. The former defender felt unwell at the Olival facilities, was attended to on-site, but did not survive a cardiac arrest.

A career full of achievements

As a player, Jorge Costa was one of the symbols of FC Porto, where he won almost every possible trophy. His achievements include a Champions League (2003/04), a UEFA Cup, an Intercontinental Cup, eight national championships, five Portuguese Cups, and eight Cândido de Oliveira Super Cups.

The Gaia City Council, which holds 20% of the share capital of the PortoGaia Foundation, approved the proposal presented by the dragons, recognizing the impact and relevance of Jorge Costa in the history of the club and Portuguese football.

With this decision, the name of the former captain will be perpetuated in a symbolic place of FC Porto – precisely the space where he built much of his career, both on and off the field.

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