“We were captivated listening to him”: Cláudio Ramos misses Jorge Costa | OneFootball

Cláudio Ramos was moved during an interview with FC Porto’s channels as he recalled Jorge Costa – the legendary captain and former director of professional football for the Dragons, who passed away last August – and highlighted the human and emotional impact his loss left in the blue and white dressing room. The goalkeeper stated that Jorge Costa embodied what it means to be a player at FC Porto: a discreet and humble leader, with a striking presence in the team’s daily life.

“Jorge, beyond all the history he has at FC Porto and the legacy he left us about what it means to be a Porto player, what it is to have leadership and represent this club and this city, was someone I always liked to be close to. I love sitting at the table with people from that generation and spending an entire afternoon listening to stories, and Jorge was exactly that: you’d sit down and become captivated by what he said,” said Cláudio Ramos, recalling a man who won practically everything with the blue and white shirt, without ever losing his simplicity.

The goalkeeper also emphasized the unique way Jorge Costa understood the atmosphere in the dressing room. “He had that dressing room scent, those feelings that no one else has because no one lived what he lived. He would arrive and say: ‘I’m not feeling the training today,’ or he would immediately sense if something was up with the group. The experiences he had, no one else had, and he is someone we miss dearly every day,” he said, highlighting Jorge Costa’s contained leadership and his ability to anticipate the team’s moods.

Cláudio Ramos also recalled the difficult period that marked the last year of the former captain’s life, during a change in the club’s management, with criticisms and accusations that, he assured, did not reflect Jorge Costa’s true personality. “Jorge loved everyone, he had no enemies, no malice. He suffered a lot in the last year, with all the circumstances and the process of change, but he always remained the same, always present, always Porto,” he emphasized, defending the memory of the former director.

To conclude, he left a request that is also a promise to the eternal captain. “This year we have a great opportunity, in May, to remember him as he deserves and to give him some joy wherever he may be. I really want, in the end, at Aliados, for us to lift the trophy for him, for Jorge and for his family, because they deserve it. Above all, Jorge deserves so much from us,” said Cláudio Ramos, reaffirming the commitment of a dressing room that continues to see Jorge Costa as an example of courage, dedication, and love for the shirt.

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