Jacinto João

Jacinto João

Personal information
Date of birth	25 January 1944
Place of birth	Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Portuguese empire
Date of death	29 October 2004(2004-10-29) (aged 60)
Place of death	Setúbal, Portugal
Position	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vitória de Setúbal	268	(66)
International career
1968–1974	Portugal	10	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacinto João (25 January 1944 – 29 October 2004), also known as J. J., was a Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.

Jacinto João won 10 caps for the Portugal national team, scoring two goals. His debut was on 27 October 1968, in a 3–0 win over Romania in a World Cup qualifying match, when he came on as substitute for António Simões, and scored a goal. He was not included in the team that played at the Independence Brazil Cup, in 1972. His last game for Portugal was on 3 April 1974, in a 0–0 draw with England in Lisbon, in a friendly match.

He played for 14 seasons for Vitória de Setúbal, scoring 66 goals in 268 games, helping them to 2nd place in the Portuguese league in 1971/72. He was one of the few great Portuguese football players of his generation who never played for Benfica, Sporting Lisbon or Porto. After retiring from activity he remained working for his club's Technical Staff. He died on 29 October 2004, of a fourth and fatal heart attack. Vitória de Setúbal erected a statue in his honour.

Jacinto João shared a birthday with his contemporary football legend Eusébio, 25 January.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jacinto João goal.

List of international goals scored by Jacinto João

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 October 1968	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Romania	2–0	3–0	1970 World Cup qualification
2	14 October 1970	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Euro 1972 qualifying

External links

• Jacinto João at National-Football-Teams.com