Ricardo Costa (Portuguese footballer)
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Costa playing for Portugal in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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Current team
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Luzern | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Valadares Gaia | ||
| 1992–2000 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Porto B | 66 | (12) |
| 2002–2007 | Porto | 75 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 42 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Lille (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Valencia | 87 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Sailiya | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | PAOK | 26 | (0) |
| 2016 | Granada | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | Luzern | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Portugal U21 | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Portugal | 22 | (1) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2017. |
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Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 16 May 1981) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Luzern mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full back.
After making his senior debut with Porto (where he was only a reserve) he went on to play in Germany, France and Spain, mainly spending several seasons with Valencia in the latter country.
A Portuguese international since 2005, Costa represented the nation in three World Cups and Euro 2012.
Costa, a product of Boavista FC's youth system, was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, and moved to neighbours FC Porto when he was still an apprentice. He made his Primeira Liga debut in a 20 January 2002 derby match precisely against Boavista (0–2 away loss, 90 minutes played), but never became more than a fringe player, being preferred in the stopper's pecking order in consecutive seasons to namesake Jorge, Pedro Emanuel, Pepe and Bruno Alves.
In July 2007, as first-team opportunities appeared few at Porto, Costa signed with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year contract. After a shaky start, he finished the season as an undisputed starter as the side qualified to the UEFA Cup.
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