Paulo Costinha
Portuguese footballer (born 1973)
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Paulo Rebelo Costinha Castro (born 22 September 1973), known as Costinha, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| Full name | Paulo Rebelo Costinha Castro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1973[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Boavista | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Sporting CP | 76 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Porto | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Tenerife | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | União Leiria | 118 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Belenenses | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 238 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He appeared in 229 Primeira Liga matches in 16 seasons, mainly with União de Leiria (six years) and Sporting CP (four).
Club career
Costinha was born in Braga. A product of Boavista FC's youth system,[2] he went on to represent Primeira Liga clubs FC Porto and Sporting CP – being mostly a backup[3]– as well as U.D. Leiria, where he established himself in the top flight.[4][5]
After a short abroad stint with Spain's CD Tenerife, appearing rarely for the Segunda División team,[6] Costinha joined C.F. Os Belenenses from Leiria for the 2006–07 season. He only was a starter in his first year as he lost his position after the January 2007 arrival of Brazilian Júlio César,[7][8] being definitely released in the summer of 2009 without any further league appearances and retiring shortly after, aged 35.[3]
International career
Costinha represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches out of six as the national side finished in fourth place.[9] Previously, he appeared in all the games at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia, with the under-20s losing all three group-stage fixtures (five goals conceded).[10]
Post-retirement
After retiring, Costinha settled in Leiria where he opened a tobacco shop. He also worked as a player agent and in a football academy.[11][2]
Honours
Sporting CP
Porto
