Jairo do Nascimento (23 October 1946 – 6 February 2019) was a Brazilian

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Jairo was nicknamed "Pantera Negra" ("the Black Panther"). Jairo played for Caxias, Fluminense,

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, Náutico Capibaribe,

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and Atlético Três Corações. For Coritiba he made 410 appearances in all competitions, winning the

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six times, as well as the Torneio do Povo in 1973 and the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

in 1985. At Corinthians he played in 190 appearances in all competitors and he did not concede a goal for a record 1,132 minutes of play. He also won the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

in 1977 with the club. He made one international appearance for

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, in 1976.

Later life and death

He died in

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on 6 February 2019, aged 72, from kidney cancer.

References

1946 births 2019 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Caxias Futebol Clube players Fluminense FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen Footballers from Joinville {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub