Jacinto João, also known as J. J. (January 25, 1944 – October 29, 2004) was a
Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.
Jacinto João won 10 caps for the
Portugal national team, scoring two goals.
His debut was on 27 October 1968, in a 3–0 win over
Romania
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in a World Cup qualifying match, when he came on as substitute for
António Simões, and scored a goal. He was not included in the team that played at the
Independence Brazil Cup, in 1972. His last game for Portugal was on 3 April 1974, in a 0–0 draw with England in Lisbon, in a friendly match.
He played for 14 seasons for
Vitória de Setúbal, scoring 66 goals in 268 games, helping them to 2nd place in the Portuguese league in 1971/72. He was one of the few great Portuguese football players of his generation who never played for Benfica, Sporting Lisbon or Porto. After retiring from activity he remained working for his club's Technical Staff. He died on 29 October 2004, of a fourth and fatal
heart attack
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.
[ Vitória de Setúbal erected a statue in his honour.]
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1944 births
2004 deaths
Angolan men's footballers
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
Vitória F.C. players
Portugal men's international footballers
Footballers from Luanda
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
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