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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 | m () | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wolfsburg | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? -2000 | Boavista FC | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2007 2007- |
FC Porto Wolfsburg |
177 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | Portugal | 6 (0) |
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1 Senior 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 Wolfsburg.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira •
3 Caneira • 4 R. Costa • 5 Meira •
6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit •
9 Pauleta • 10 H. Viana • 11 Simão •
12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente •
15 Boa Morte • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche •
19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes •
22 P. Santos •
23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari |
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| VfL Wolfsburg – current squad |
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1 Jentzsch • 2 Quiroga • 3 Van der Heyden • 4 Schäfer • 5 R. Costa •
6 Simunek • 7 Josué • 8 Baier •
9 Džeko • 10 Krzynówek • 11 Laas •
12 Lenz • 13 Boakye • 14 Santana •
15 Lamprecht • 17 Madlung • 18 Makiadi •
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