Jairzinho

Also known as Jair Ventura Filho "Jairzinho"

Jair Ventura Filho (born 25 December 1944), better known as Jairzinho (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A quick, skillful, and powerful right winger known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and leading scorer of the Brazil national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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Jairzinho was a Brazilian male association football player and coach. Born in Rio de Janeiro on December 25, 1944, he played as a wing half for clubs including Botafogo F.R., Portuguesa FC, Nacional Fast Clube, and Olympique de Marseille. His professional career spanned from 1961 to 1982. He represented Brazil in the 1966, 1970, and 1974 FIFA World Cups.

The athlete stood 173 centimeters tall and weighed 74 kilograms. He spoke Portuguese. While other individuals share the name Jairzinho, this passage refers to the footballer who competed in association football.

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Key facts

Football biography.name: Jairzinho
Football biography.image: Jairzinho 1970s.jpg
Football biography.caption: Jairzinho with Brazil in 1974
Football biography.full_name: Jair Ventura Filho
Football biography.birth_place: Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Football biography.height: 1.73 m
Football biography.position: Winger, striker
Football biography.youthyears1: 1958–1960
Football biography.youthclubs1: Botafogo
Football biography.years1: 1960–1974
Football biography.years2: 1974–1975
Football biography.years3: 1975
Football biography.years4: 1976
Football biography.years5: 1977
Football biography.years6: 1978
Football biography.years7: 1979
Football biography.years8: 1980–1981
Football biography.years9: 1981–1982

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jair
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Participant in: 1966 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Position played: wing half
Country for sport: Brazil
Mass: 74
Image: Jairzinho 1970s.jpg
Height: 173

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Commons category: Jairzinho
date of birth: 1944-12-25
end of work period: 1982-00-00
start of work period: 1961-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Early years
Club career
Botafogo
Marseille
Kaizer Chiefs
Cruzeiro
Portuguesa
Noroeste and Fast Clube
Jorge Wilstermann and return to Botafogo
International career
Style of play
Managerial career
Career statistics
Personal life
Honours
Notes
References
External links

Jairzinho was nicknamed "the Hurricane" () in reference to the way his jersey would shake as he ran down the wing during his playing days. 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. He was known for his large afro towards the later stages of his career, as well as his burst of pace, dribbling, ball skills, finishing ability, shot power and physical strength due to his large muscular build. He is widely considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time.

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