Whether it’s the goal scoring feats of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Manchester United’s purchase of Paul Pogba, or the contrived notion of Premier League records, to hear that a new milestone has been reached feels more like a piece of trivia, rather than an all-time great achievement these days. In 1974, a short, ill-fated spell in Europe followed with Olympique Marseille, but the Brazilian struggled to settle in France and made just 18 appearances (9 goals) for Olympique. Jairzinho was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he went through the youth setup at local club Botafogo. Jairzinho began his footballing career at the youth setup at local club Botafogo in Brazil. Jairzinho replaced his footballing idol Garrincha in both the Botafogo and Brazil teams, and played in three consecutive World Cups: 1966, 1970 and 1974. 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 began playing in the striker and left-wing positions on the field, would the officials released that his performance on the right-wing is unprecedented. In the final, Brazil outclassed a strong Italy side, winning by a comfortable scoreline of 4-1. At present, he is the manager of Esprof Atletico futebol Clube. He made his international debut as a 19-year-old in 1964 against Portugal, again when Garrincha was injured. As a young man, Jairzinho idolised Garrincha, the legendary bow-legged wing wizard of Brazil’s 1958 and 62 World Cup triumphs – and he would eventually play alongside, then replace, the great dribbler for both club and country. But, just as French striker Just Fontaine’s high mark of 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup has never been surpassed, Brazilian winger Jairzinho’s record of scoring in every match of a World Cup finals has not been matched since he became only the second player to do so in 1970 – Alcides Ghiggia, the star of Uruguay’s 1950 team, is the other.

Jair Ventura Filho - Portuguesa FC, Botafogo - RJ, Jorge Wilstermann, Nacional - AM, Noroeste - SP, Cruzeiro, Olympique Marseille / Gabon Although the Premier League and Serie A transfer windows have been shut for some time, most of Europe still had... Watford bring a season of ‘what might have been' to a welcome conclusion with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday. He is nicknamed as the "The Hurricane” for scoring limitless goals. He made his professional debut with the club as a striker at the age of fifteen. 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. Jairzinho is one of the footballers in the World Soccer Magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. It was a similar story at international leveL, with Garrincha unavailable, Jairzinho made his Seleção debut as a 19-year-old against Portugal in 1964. Since Jairzinho’s magnificently consistent campaign in Mexico 46 years ago, 11 World Cup tournaments have been held – with such legendary goal-getters as Gerd Müller, Marco van Basten and Gabriel Batistuta all featuring – yet no player has been able to replicate the Brazilian’s feat of scoring in his nation’s opening game, the final, and every fixture in between. Jairzinho is the father of Jair Ventura (Manager Sport Club do Recife).

Their fourth goal, scored by captain Carlos Alberto at the culmination of a wonderful team move, may be the most replayed moment of the final, but Jairzinho’s strike – latching onto a Pelé knockdown to smash the ball home from six yards – wrote the winger into the history books. He scored goals in all the matches and earned a title "Furacão da Copa" (World Cup Hurricane). He scored 33 goals in 81 games during his international career.

After quitting playing, he chose to coach and manage a number of youth teams in his native Brazil. Jairzinho, Pelé, Tostão, Gerson, Rivelino and Carlos Alberto would inspire generations of young footballers with their effortless finesse and samba skills. Brazil made it three wins from three group stage matches by beating Romania 3-2 to progress to the quarter-final; Jairzinho’s 22nd minute strike was sandwiched by a Pelé double.

Brazil's right-winger Jairzinho scores his team's third goal in the 1970 World Cup final against Italy. 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. Javi Gracia's side ended... Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid was just 33 minutes old when Jérôme Boateng had to leave the field with an injury. The 1-0 defeat to Poland in the third place play-off would be Jairzinho’s last appearance for the national side until he participated in a friendly match held in his honour in March 1982 – rounding off an international career which spanned 81 appearances, 31 goals and a World Cup winners’ medal. Jairzinho is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for Brazil national football team as a Winger.

He played in the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, however, and with Garrincha back in the side, he played as a left winger. Marseille (France) Cruzeiro (Brazil) Portuguesa (Venezuela) Team Honours : World Cup 1970 South American Club Cup 1976: Born, Jair Ventura Filho, Jairzinho shone in the 1970 World Cup Brazilian win. [13] Following his display in Mexico, Jairzinho moved to Europe to play for French side Marseille.

This resulted in Jairzinho spending most of his early games playing on the left wing or as a centre forward. He grew up idolising Garrincha. A Brazilian footballer, swift, adroit, an agile forward and a robust right winger, hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 1970 FIFA World Cup champ, Jair Ventura Filho popularly known as Jairzinho. Brazil pulled off a 4-1 victory over Italy in the World Cup final. However, he would fill in as a right winger, by far his strongest position, whe… Football statistics of Jairzinho including club and national team history. 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. 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. [3] 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.[4][5]. Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaˌiʁˈzĩɲu]), is a retired Brazilian footballer. [16] Perhaps his greatest achievement as a coach was spotting Ronaldo as a 14-year-old whilst he was coaching São Cristóvão.