Costinha

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Costinha
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa
Date of birth December 1, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth    Lisbon, Portugal
Height 180 cm
Nickname Costinha
Ministro
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Atlético Madrid
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993 - 1995
1995 - 1996
1997
1997 - 2001
2001 - 2005
2005 - 2006
2006 -		 Oriental
Machico
Nacional
Monaco
FC Porto
Dynamo Moscow
Atlético Madrid		 32 (3)
30 (5)
27 (4)
84 (3)
108 (13)
10 (0)
16 (0)   
National team2
1998 - Portugal 53 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 january 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11 October 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH, better known as Costinha (pron. IPA: [kɔʃ'tiɲɐ]), (born December 1, 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for Atlético Madrid, joining them from Dynamo Moscow.

Arguably, his finest moment for FC Porto was when he scored against and effectively knocked out Manchester United in the 2003-04 Champions League first knockout round. Porto went on to win the title, beating AS Monaco 3-0 in the final.

After a less successful run with FC Porto in the 2004-05 season, he was sold to Dynamo Moscow with Maniche and Yourkas Seitaridis, joining former teammate Derlei.

Costinha played for Portugal at Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. He has scored 2 goals in 49 caps for Portugal. On June 25, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Costinha was sent off after receiving two yellow cards against the Netherlands.

Costinha was seen wearing the captain's armband for the Portuguese National Football Team during an international friendly against Denmark on September 1, 2006. As such, it appears he is the new designated captain for the team.


Flag of Portugal Portugal squad - 2000 European Football Championship Semi-finalists Flag of Portugal

1 Baía | 2 J. Costa | 3 Rui Jorge | 4 Vidigal | 5 F. Couto | 6 Paulo Sousa | 7 Figo | 8 João Pinto | 9 Sá Pinto | 10 Rui Costa | 11 S. Conceição | 12 P. Espinha | 13 Dimas | 14 Abel Xavier | 15 Costinha | 16 Beto | 17 P. Bento | 18 Pauleta | 19 Capucho | 20 Secretário | 21 Nuno Gomes | 22 Quim | Coach: Humberto Coelho
Flag of Portugal Portugal squad - 2004 European Football Championship Runners-Up Flag of Portugal

1 Ricardo | 2 P. Ferreira | 3 Rui Jorge | 4 J. Andrade | 5 F. Couto | 6 Costinha | 7 Figo | 8 Petit | 9 Pauleta | 10 Rui Costa | 11 Simão | 12 Quim | 13 Miguel | 14 N. Valente | 15 Beto | 16 R. Carvalho | 17 C. Ronaldo | 18 Maniche | 19 Tiago | 20 Deco | 21 Nuno Gomes | 22 Moreira | 23 H. Postiga | Coach: Scolari
Flag of Portugal Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place Flag of Portugal

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
Atlético Madrid - Current Squad

1 Cuéllar | 2 Seitaridis | 3 Antonio López | 4 Pernía | 5 Luccin | 6 Costinha | 7 Galletti | 8 Gabi | 9 Torres | 10 Agüero | 11 Maxi | 12 Fabiano Eller | 13 Falcón | 14 Zé Castro | 15 Jurado | 17 Petrov | 18 Valera | 19 Miguel | 20 Maniche | 21 Perea | 22 Pablo | 23 Mista | 25 Franco | 28 Marqués | 29 Azcárate | 45 Víctor Bravo | 46 Pollo | Coach Aguirre
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