Eduardo Costa
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Eduardo Nascimento Costa |
| Date of birth |
23 September 1982 (1982-09-23) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Playing position |
Defensive midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Vasco da Gama |
| Number |
5 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 |
Grêmio |
11 |
(1) |
| 2001–2004 |
Bordeaux |
89 |
(4) |
| 2004–2005 |
Marseille |
30 |
(1) |
| 2005–2008 |
Espanyol |
47 |
(1) |
| 2007–2008 |
→ Grêmio (loan) |
15 |
(0) |
| 2009 |
São Paulo |
13 |
(0) |
| 2009–2010 |
Monaco |
15 |
(0) |
| 2010–2011 |
→ Vasco da Gama (loan) |
18 |
(0) |
| 2011– |
Vasco da Gama |
|
|
| National team‡ |
| 2001– |
Brazil |
7 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006 |
Eduardo Nascimento Costa (born 23 September 1982 in Florianópolis, Brazil), known as Eduardo Costa or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Vasco da Gama.
[edit] Career
In 2007 Eduardo played for Grêmio on loan from RCD Espanyol. He is especially noted for being an extremely tight marker, and is booked with alarming regularity [1]
A member of Brazil's Under 17 World Cup winning side, he came to France in 2001 to play for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, where he commanded a regular first team spot for three seasons, including playing a key role of Bordeaux's Uefa Cup run in 2002–03. He followed that with a move to Olympique de Marseille, but after an unhappy year there, he was signed by Espanyol in 2005 for €4 million in 4-year contract.[2] He did not play in 2008–09 Ligue 1, as he would occupied a non-EU quota. In January 2009 he left for São Paulo in 3-year contract.[3]
On 8 August 2009 AS Monaco FC have signed the former São Paulo's Brazilian midfielder[4] in 3-year deal.[5]
On December 2010, Eduardo Costa was loaned to Vasco da Gama for 6 months.[6] Six months after it became a permanent deal following Monaco's relegation from the Ligue 1.
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- ^ Stats Hosted Solution Football
- ^ Sólo Nàstic, Recreativo y Osasuna gastaron menos que el Espanyol, "Infoaccio issue 1" (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. October 2006. http://www.rcdespanyol.com/imgscontenidos/infoaccio/infoaccio001.pdf. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 21/01/2009" (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/bid.php?d=21/01/2009&uf=SP. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Monaco: le Brésilien Eduardo Costa va signer" (in French). AFP. FIFA.com. 8 August 2009. http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1088308.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Eduardo Costa à l’AS Monaco FC" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 10 August 2009. http://www.asm-fc.com/actualites/equipe/eduardo-costa-a-l-as-monaco-fc. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Costa loaned to Vasco". PA. FIFA.com. 30 December 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1357454.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Costa, Eduardo |
| Alternative names |
Costa, Eduardo Nascimento |
| Short description |
Brazilian footballer |
| Date of birth |
23 September 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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