Jair Félix da Silva was born on May 10, 1943.
He is widely known as Jair Bala, a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder and left winger.
Jair Bala has been a participant in the Alterosa Esporte show on TV Alterosa since the 2000s when he represented America. The former striker was born in Cachoeiro do Itapemerim, Espirito Santo. started playing football with Estrela do Norte-ES. He also played for Botafogo, Comercial-SP, Ponte Preta, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras, XV de Piracicaba, Santos, Bahia, and Paysandu in addition to Flamengo.
Another great moment in Jair’s career was playing for Santos. He replaced “king” Pelé after the thousandth goal in the match against Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama at maracanã Stadium on November 19, 1969.
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Jair Bala after retiring from soccer in 1973, served as a government servant in Belo Horizonte. He and Londrina Esporte Clube won the Second Division of the Brazilian Championship in 1980.
Jair Bala’s cause of death: How did Jair Bala die?
Jair Bala was a well-known football striker. He passed away at 79 following a terminal illness.