Jairo do Nascimento
Jairo do Nascimento (23 October 1946 – 6 February 2019) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Joinville, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2019 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Caxias | ||
| 1969–1971 | Fluminense | ||
| 1972–1976 | Coritiba | 128 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Corinthians | 45 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Náutico Capibaribe | 23 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Coritiba | 24 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1988–1989 | Atlético Três Corações | ||
| Total | 220 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Joinville,[1] Jairo was nicknamed "Pantera Negra" ("the Black Panther").[2]
Jairo played for Caxias, Fluminense, Coritiba, Corinthians, Náutico Capibaribe, América Mineiro and Atlético Três Corações.[1] For Coritiba he made 410 appearances in all competitions, winning the Campeonato Paranaense six times, as well as the Torneio do Povo in 1973 and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1985.[2] At Corinthians he played in 190 appearances in all competitors and he did not concede a goal for a record 1,132 minutes of play.[2] He also won the Campeonato Paulista in 1977 with the club.[2]
He made one international appearance for Brazil, in 1976.[1]
Later life and death
He died in Curitiba on 6 February 2019, aged 72, from kidney cancer.[2]
References
- "Jairo do Nascimento". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Morre ex-goleiro Jairo, o Pantera Negra, ídolo do Corinthians e Coritiba" (in Portuguese). Globo. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.