Dino da Costa

Dino Da Costa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-08-01) 1 August 1931
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1955	Botafogo	51	(36)
1955–1961	Roma	149	(71)
1960–1961	→ Fiorentina (loan)	30	(8)
1961–1963	Atalanta	52	(18)
1963–1966	Juventus	51	(11)
1966–1967	Hellas Verona	31	(5)
1967–1968	Ascoli	10	(0)
International career
1958	Italy	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dino Da Costa (born 1 August 1931) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder or striker.

Da Costa was born in Rio de Janeiro, and began his football career in his native country with Botafogo, for whom he scored 36 goals from 51 appearances in the Campeonato Carioca. He moved to Italy, where he played for a number of clubs in Serie A: Roma, for whom he scored 71 times in 149 appearances, Fiorentina, Atalanta and Juventus. He also played for Verona in Serie B and Ascoli in Serie C.

Da Costa played once at senior international level, scoring for Italy in a 2–1 defeat to Northern Ireland.

References

General

• "Da Costa Dino". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

Specific

External links

• Dino da Costa at National-Football-Teams.com