Jair Santana | |
Fullname: | Jair Florêncio de Santana |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1929 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1951 |
Years2: | 1952–1961 |
Caps2: | 329 |
Goals2: | 9 |
Manageryears1: | 1964 |
Managerclubs1: | Olaria |
Pcupdate: | 12 May 2024 |
Jair Florêncio de Santana (20 February 1929 – 13 October 2014), mostly known as Jair Santana, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
One of the players with the most appearances in Fluminense's history, with 329 matches, Jair Santana was part of the state champion squads in 1959, the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 1957 and 1960, and the Copa Rio in 1952.[1]
Jair Santana died as a result of a urinary infection, on 13 October 2014.[2]