Pinto da Costa gets Dragon of Honour, son: “He treasured tributes” | OneFootball

Speech by Alexandre Pinto da Costa, son of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, who was honored this Monday, for the third time, with the Dragão de Honra at the Dragões de Ouro 2025 ceremony. The text was read aloud, as the author was not present at the gala.

“As a member of our club for more than 50 years and the son of the greatest figure in the centenary history of our beloved FC Porto, it is with a deep sense of longing and endless loss that I watch with pride and honor as my father is remembered and celebrated with the highest award our club bestows. We all know he used to say he did not want tributes! His humility always spoke louder. But in reality, we also all know that deep down he loved them, and it was in his ‘personal museum’ that he kept them with all the esteem and affection, the thousands of such tributes he received during his lifetime! Whether they came from anonymous people or from the most prestigious institutions, all of them were kept religiously and personally cared for by him!May this not be the last, but rather one of many other moments to come that will perpetuate the work, merit, ability, and achievements that made him the greatest President in the history of world football.Above all, his passion, dedication, and commitment to our club have made all of us endlessly proud, reflected in the trophies won and displayed in the most beautiful sports museum in the world; one of his unique works, dreamed of and made reality by the President of Presidents! May, in every future victory, everyone without exception—from employees to members, from athletes to coaches, including collaborators and ending with the directors—celebrate the successes by remembering the foundation and the genesis of the roots of success he planted. With thoughts of him, memories of his work, and the determination he taught us, all united, all in harmony, and all rowing in the same direction, for what he always wished for, may the victories of FC Porto always be remembered as a triumph based on the dream that became the magnificent FC Porto he left us.”

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