Soccer-Porto great Jorge Costa dies aged 53 after cardiac arrest

FILE PHOTO: Gabon's head coach Jorge Costa of Portugal reacts during a soccer match in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

(Reuters) -Former Porto captain Jorge Costa died on Tuesday at the age of 53 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club's training centre, the Portuguese side said.

The former defender, who was serving as Porto's Director of Professional Football in his second season in the role, was rushed to hospital but could not be saved.