Jairzinho

Jairzinho
Jairzinho in 1974
Personal information
Full name Jair Ventura Filho
Date of birth (1944-12-25) 25 December 1944
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1974 Botafogo 413 (186)
1974–1975 Marseille 18 (9)
1975 Kaizer Chiefs 3 (7)
1976 Cruzeiro
1977 Portuguesa 10 (2)
1978–1979 Noroeste 2 (0)
1979 Fast Club 19 (17)
1980–1981 Jorge Wilstermann
1981–1982 Botafogo
1982 9 de Octubre
National team
1964–1982 Brazil[1] 81 (33)
Teams managed
1997–1998 Kalamata
2003–2005 Gabon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaˌiʁˈzĩɲu]), is a retired Brazilian footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger, known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a member of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored in every game Brazil played. In doing so, he became one of only four players – the others being Alcides Ghiggia, György Sárosi and Just Fontaine – in the history of the World Cup to have scored in every game of the tournament and was thereafter nicknamed as "The Hurricane". A versatile forward, he was also capable of playing in a variety of other attacking positions, as a main striker, second striker, or even as an attacking midfielder.[2][3] Regarded as one of Brazil's best players ever, and as one of the greatest players of all time,[4][5] he was listed at number 27 in World Soccer Magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century, one place ahead of Zinedine Zidane.[6][7][8][9][10]

Due to the economic and political situation of the time, as well as the Sport Legislation, he played most of his club football in South America where he spent eleven years at Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo. He went on to play in Europe during the final years of his career, a common pattern for South American players until the 1980s, when the economic and political situation changed. Jairzinho replaced his footballing idol Garrincha in both the Botafogo and Brazil teams, and played in three consecutive World Cups: 1966, 1970 and 1974.

Biography

Jairzinho was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he went through the youth setup at local club Botafogo. He made his professional debut with the club as a striker at the age of fifteen. His hero Garrincha, whom he would eventually replace for both club and country, also played at Botafogo, albeit in Jairzinho's preferred position on the right wing. This resulted in Jairzinho spending most of his early games playing on the left wing or as a centre forward. However, he would fill in as a right winger, by far his strongest position, when Garrincha was injured.

He made his international debut as a 19-year-old in 1964 against Portugal, again when Garrincha was injured. He played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, however, and with Garrincha back in the side, he played as a left winger. Jairzinho struggled to be effective in this position, and he couldn't prevent Brazil from exiting the competition at the first round. When, after the tournament, Garrincha announced his retirement from international football, Jairzinho finally took over his idol's role for Brazil on the right wing.

Now in his favourite position, Jairzinho became a far more effective and consistent performer for country. At the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Jairzinho was one of Brazil's star players, and made history by scoring in every game for the Seleção, for which he received the epithet "Furacão da Copa" (World Cup Hurricane). He scored his seventh goal of the tournament in Brazil's 4–1 world cup win over Italy in the final. However, his impressive goals tally at the finals were not enough to win the Golden Boot, which went to Germany's Gerd Müller, who scored ten goals. Jairzinho has claimed that FIFA awarded him a "best body on the planet" prize for his athleticism; however, FIFA has no record of this award.[11] Following his display in Mexico, Jairzinho moved to Europe to play for French side Marseille. However, he struggled with Marseille and soon returned to Brazil to play for Cruzeiro, with whom he won the Copa Libertadores in 1976. The Cruzeiro team at the time included the likes of Nelinho and Dirceu Lopes.

Jairzinho scored two goals in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, which would prove to be his last World Cup for Brazil. The 3rd-Place Final was his last match for Brazil until he was given a one-off farewell cap against Czechoslovakia on March 3, 1982 in a game which Brazil drew 1–1. He scored 33 goals in 81 games during his international career.

Jairzinho finished his career playing for Portuguesa in Venezuela, making it one of the greatest teams in Venezuelan history, helping Portuguesa win a record 16 games in a row and their fourth of five championships. After retiring as a footballer, Jairzinho became a coach and managed a number of youth teams in his native Brazil. He also worked in Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In 1997, Jairzinho began his first journey as manager In Europe being appointed at Greek Super League club Kalamata. He was sacked due to poor results, his side relegated at the end of the season.[12] Jairzinho was named head coach of the Gabon national team.[13] However, he was sacked by Gabon's Football Federation after a crushing defeat against Angola in a World Cup 2006 Qualifier held in Luanda.[14] Perhaps his greatest achievement as a coach was spotting Ronaldo as a 14-year-old whilst he was coaching São Cristóvão. He kick-started the career of the future three-time FIFA World Player of the Year by recommending him to Cruzeiro, his former side, and the Brazil youth team.[15] Jairzinho is currently the manager of Esprof Atletico futebol Clube, a team based in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro state who play in the Campeonato Carioca.

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 1964Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portugal2–04–1Taça das Nações
2.12 June 1968Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Uruguay4–04–01968 Copa Río Branco
3.20 June 196810th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Poland4–26–2Friendly
4.5–2
5.14 July 1968Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru3–34–3Friendly
6.17 July 1968Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru4–04–0Friendly
7.7 August 1968Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Argentina4–04–1Friendly
8.3 November 1968Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Mexico1–02–1Friendly
9.7 April 1969Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil Peru1–02–1Friendly
10.12 June 1969Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil England2–12–1Friendly
11.17 August 1969Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Paraguay2–03–01970 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.21 August 1969Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Colombia6–16–21970 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.24 August 1969Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Venezuela4–06–01970 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.8 March 1970Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Argentina1–02–1Friendly
15.3 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Czechoslovakia3–14–11970 FIFA World Cup
16.4–1
17.7 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico England1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup
18.10 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Romania2–03–21970 FIFA World Cup
19.14 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Peru4–24–21970 FIFA World Cup
20.17 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Uruguay2–13–11970 FIFA World Cup
21.21 June 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Italy3–14–11970 FIFA World Cup
22.30 September 1970Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mexico2–13–1Friendly
23.30 July 1966Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile Chile3–05–1Friendly
24.4–0
25.2 July 1972Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil Yugoslavia3–03–0Brazil Independence Cup
26.5 July 1972Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Scotland1–01–0Brazil Independence Cup
27.9 July 1972Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portugal1–01–0Brazil Independence Cup
28.13 June 1973Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Austria1–11–1Friendly
29.21 June 1973Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union Soviet Union1–01–0Friendly
30.31 March 1974Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mexico1–11–1Friendly
31.14 April 1974Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bulgaria1–01–0Friendly
32.22 June 1974Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany Zaire1–03–01974 FIFA World Cup
33.30 June 1974Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, West Germany Argentina2–12–11974 FIFA World Cup

Personal life

Jairzinho's son, also known as Jair Ventura, was also a former footballer and is currently the manager of Santos.[17]

Honours

Jairzinho in 2010

Club

Botafogo
Cruzeiro

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jair Ventura Filho 'Jairzinho' – Goals in International Matches". rsssf.com. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Jairzinho – Legends of the Football World Cup". World-cup-betting-2006.com. December 25, 1944. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Hurricane that never blew out". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "The World Cup's top 100 footballers of all time". The Guardian. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Liew (4 June 2014). "How and why Pele's mystique and reputation as the world's greatest ever footballer has been overhyped". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "World Soccer 100 Players of the Century". Englandfootballonline.com. December 15, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ John Brewin (7 April 2014). "All-time Top 20: No. 16 Jairzinho". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "JAIRZINHO: Samba di stelle" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Brazil's greatest midfielders". www.skysports.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Marcus Alves (25 July 2017). "FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 60 to 51". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Paul (December 1, 2008). "Why the Ballon d'Or is stupid and quite possibly evil". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ Greece First League 1997–1998. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Jairzinho to coach Gabon". BBC News. October 18, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Gabon sack Brazilian coach Jairzinho after defeat – FIFA World Cup". ESPN Soccernet. September 11, 2005. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  15. ↑ "El Fenomeno – Ronaldo Biography". Soccer-fans-info.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Arquivo da Seleção Brasileira Principal". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Jairzinho aponta virtudes de Jair Ventura: 'Não por ser meu filho'" [Jairzinho points out virtues of Jair Ventura: 'Not because he is my son'] (in Portuguese). Terra. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Pequeña Copa del Mundo and Other International Club Tournaments in Caracas. rsssf.com
  19. ↑ IFFHS' Century Elections
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