Pinto da Costa honoured with Dragon of Honour, son: “He cherished tributes” | OneFootball

Speech by Alexandre Pinto da Costa, son of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, distinguished this Monday for the third time with the Dragon of Honor at the Golden Dragons 2025 ceremony. The text was read aloud, as the author was not present at the gala.

“As a member of our club for over 50 years and son of the greatest figure in the centenary history of our beloved FC Porto, it is with an overwhelming sense of longing and loss that I proudly and honorably see my father being remembered and honored with the highest award our club bestows. We all know he said 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 those same tributes he received in life! Whether from anonymous people or the most prestigious institutions, they were all kept religiously and personally cared for by him!May this not be the last, but rather one of many other moments to come to 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 made us all endlessly proud, reflected in the trophies won and displayed in the most beautiful sports museum in the world; one of his unique works dreamed and made reality by the President of Presidents! May in each future victory, everyone without exception, from employees to members, from athletes to coaches, including collaborators and ending with the leaders, celebrate the successes by recalling the foundation and genesis of the roots of success planted by him. With thoughts of him, the memory 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 FC Porto's victories be forever remembered as a triumph based on the dream that became the grand FC Porto he left us!”

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