Emerson Moisés Costa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emerson Moisés Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Flamengo | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | Coritiba | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Belenenses | 85 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Porto | 60 | (9) |
| 1996–1998 | Middlesbrough | 41 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Tenerife | 86 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 43 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Rangers | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vasco Gama | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Skoda Xanthi | 16 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | AEK Athens | 30 | (1) |
| 2007 | APOEL | 13 | (0) |
| 2008 | Madureira | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 429 | (23) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Emerson Moisés Costa (born 12 April 1972), known simply as Emerson, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
As well as in his country, he played professionally in Portugal, England, Spain and Scotland. He also received Portuguese citizenship, after he married his Portuguese wife.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Emerson started playing with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, but he soon moved to Coritiba Foot Ball Club in search of first-team football. In 1991 he began his extensive overseas spell, first with C.F. Os Belenenses in Portugal.
After several impressive displays, Emerson secured a move to FC Porto. Under the management of former England coach Bobby Robson, he won successive Primeira Liga titles, appeared in the UEFA Champions League and won the 1996 Portuguese Player of the Year award.
By now, Emerson's performances had attracted interest from major European clubs, and eventually he signed with Premier League side Middlesbrough, completing a £4 million move. It is alleged that the deal was done without manager Bryan Robson's knowledge, the manager only finding out after it was unwittingly mentioned by chief scout Ray Train; Emerson's cousin Fábio was also acquired, but played just one game in his 14-month spell.
However, things turned sour quickly with Emerson's former manager Bobby Robson, now at FC Barcelona, expressing his interest in bringing the player to the Camp Nou – this unsettled the midfielder, who by this time had already endured relegation to Division One in addition to difficulties in adjusting to life on Teesside. He travelled to Brazil for a break at the end of 1997, and once there threatened that he would not return to the club.
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