Ricardo Costa (footballer)
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| Ricardo Costa | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa | |
| Date of birth | May 16, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | |
| Height | 183 cm | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Porto | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| N/A - 2000 | Boavista | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2000 - | FC Porto | 68 (3) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005 - | Portugal | 6 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (born May 16, 1981 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), usually known simply by Ricardo Costa (pron. IPA: [ʁi'kaɾdu 'kɔʃtɐ]) is a Portuguese football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for FC Porto.
Costa is a product of Boavista's youth system, although he moved to Porto when he was still an apprentice. He made his debut for the Porto first team in a 2002 derby match against Boavista.
He played for Portugal at under-21 level and was also a part of the Olympic team that played in Athens 2004. He was called up to the first team squad for the 2006 World Cup.
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Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place | |
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1 Ricardo | 2 Ferreira | 3 Caneira | 4 Costa | 5 Meira | 6 Costinha | 7 Figo | 8 Petit | 9 Pauleta | 10 Viana | 11 Simão | 12 Quim | 13 Miguel | 14 Valente | 15 Boa Morte | 16 Carvalho | 17 Ronaldo | 18 Maniche | 19 Tiago | 20 Deco | 21 Nuno Gomes | 22 Santos | 23 Postiga | Coach: Scolari |
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| FC Porto - Current Squad |
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1 Helton | 2 R. Costa | 3 Pepe | 4 P. Emanuel | 5 Čech | 6 Ibson | 7 Quaresma | 8 Lucho | 9 Lisandro | 10 Anderson | 11 T. Sektioui | 12 Bosingwa | 13 Fucile | 14 B. Alves | 15 Ezequias | 16 R. Meireles | 17 Vieirinha | 18 P. Assunção | 19 Šokota | 20 Jorginho | 21 Alan | 23 Postiga | 24 P. Ribeiro | 26 J. Paulo | 28 Adriano | 29 B. Moraes | 31 D. Valente | 99 Baía | Manager: J. Ferreira |
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