Arthur Jorge, the former Portuguese coach and coach of European champion FC Porto, has died aged 78, his family said in a statement on Thursday.
“It is with deep sadness that the family of Arthur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira announce his death this morning in Lisbon after a long illness. He died peacefully, surrounded by his closest family,” the statement said.
The highlight of his coaching career came in the 1986/87 season, when he won the European Cup with Porto and was also coach of the national team twice.
His coaching career began in the 1980/81 season as an assistant at Vitória de Guimarães, and the following season he made his debut as head coach at Belenenses, a season in which he also played for Portimonense.
Arthur Jorge arrived at Porto in the 1984/85 season, which he left after winning the European Cup to coach French side Matra Racing before returning to the Dragons in 1988/89.
His first appearances with the Portuguese national team came in 1990 and 1991, starting with an unsuccessful qualification for Euro 1992, followed by a spell at Paris Saint-Germain before returning to Portugal to train unsuccessfully with Benfica.
Arthur Jorge returned to lead the team in qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, which also failed, followed by appearances for Tenerife, Vitesse, Paris Saint-Germain, Al Nasr and Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Academica, CSKA Moscow, Al Nasr (Kuwait), Creteil Lusitanos and Algeria, as well as a selection of Cameroon and Switzerland.
During his coaching career, Arthur Jorge won three Portuguese championships, a Super Cup and a Portuguese Cup with Porto, in addition to the Champions.
Arthur Jorge also remains in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, to whom he gave his first championship title in the 1985/86 season.
As a footballer, Arthur Jorge began his career at Porto, but soon moved to Academica, from where he moved to Benfica, where he spent his best moments, ending his career with Belenenses and the North American club Rochester Lancers.
The 16-time Portugal striker won four league titles and two Portuguese Cups with the Reds.
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