Jair Gonçalves Prates

Jair began his career in the basic categories of international, having played association football in Sogipa.

Tri-champion for Inter

In 1974, the formation of the great Inter team headed by Rubens Minelli, Jair was already booking team principal, who had players like Falcão, Figueroa and Carpeggiani. In the victorious campaign of the Brasileiro 1975, it became a sort of "joker" and is often called to work during the games, at different positions in midfield and attack. In 1976, the gaucho was octacampeão Inter. In Grenal key in the Olympic Stadium, Inter won 2-0 and the second goal was scored by Dario, completing a release of Jair. As Darius was known as "King Dada," the celebration of the goal led to Jair the nickname "Prince Jajá. In bi-Brazilian championship 1976, Jair effectively participate in the campaign, playing in 22 of 23 games and scoring 8 goals. But it was winning the tri-Brazilian championship undefeated in 1979, which Jair reached a peak of his career, playing as a right winger alongside Falcao, Batista and Mário Sérgio. It was the team's top scorer with nine goals, with the last of them in the end, the first goal in the 2–1 victory over the Vasco in Estádio Beira-Rio. He played just one game for the Brazil squad in Copa América 1979.

Intercontinental Champion at Peñarol

In 1980, after the loss of final Libertadores to National to Montevideo, Jair was a few months on loan at Cruzeiro and was finally negotiated with Peñarol in exchange for…

Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1975, 1976, 1979 Peñarol Primera División Uruguaya: 1982 Copa Libertadores da América: 1982 Intercontinental Cup: 1982 Barcelona de Guayaquil Ecuadorian Serie A: 1985