Jorge White

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (1957-1997)}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1957|11|12|df=yes}}

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|death_date = {{death date and age|1997|3|29|1957|11|12|df=yes}}

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|position = Forward

|nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

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Jorge White (12 November 1957 – 29 March 1997) was a Costa Rican footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/jorge-white-1.html |title=Jorge White Olympic Results |accessdate=27 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709014022/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/jorge-white-1.html |archivedate=9 July 2017 |url-status=dead }} He died by drowning in a pond while trying to retrieve a football.{{cite web |url=https://www.lateja.cr/sucesos/el-juan-goban-extrana-al-canonero/XYUC4TERBZCDFMIAKIAV2IPYYE/story/ |title=Novelón: El Juan Gobán extraña al cañonero |work=La Teja |accessdate=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113191626/http://www.lateja.cr/sucesos/el-juan-goban-extrana-al-canonero/XYUC4TERBZCDFMIAKIAV2IPYYE/story/ |archive-date=13 November 2017 |url-status=live }}