Artur Jorge, former coach who gave Portugal its first European Cup, dies at 78. Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira "died last morning at the age of 78, after a long illness" He was a footballer in the Porto youth team and sat on the bench for the first time in July 1980, as second for Vitória de Guimarães.
His most notable success came as a coach with Porto, when on May 27, 1987 the Portuguese team won the European Cup final against Bayern Munich.