Rui Jordão

Rui Jordão's story moves me more than most footballers I write about. Born in Benguela, Angola, he became one of the most prolific strikers in Portuguese history, starring for both Benfica and Sporting CP, fierce rivals, and winning the Silver Ball once at each. Earning adoration on both sides of such a divide says everything about how pure his goalscoring instinct must have been. He wasn't physically imposing at 179 cm, yet he's remembered as a defining number nine. Since his passing in 2019, I think his wandering striker's tale deserves to be retold far beyond Portugal's borders.

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Name (English)

Rui Jordão

Name (Japanese)

ルイ・ジョルダン

Reading

るい・じょるだん

Born

August 9, 1952 – October 18, 2019

Origin

Benguela, Benguela Province, Angola

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui%20Jord%C3%A3o
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708118

Tags

• Benguela Province
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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