Rodrigo Costa (footballer, born 1975)
Brazilian footballer
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Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa (born 30 July 1975) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Full name
Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa
Date of birth
30 July 1975
Place of birth
Laranjal Paulista, Brazil
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Laranjal Paulista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | C.S. Marítimo | ||
| 1995 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1995 | Guarani | ||
| 1996 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1997 | Juventude | ||
| 1998–2001 | Grêmio | ||
| 2002 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | 1860 Munich | 106 | (4) |
| 2006 | Standard Liège | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2007 | TSV Hoffenheim DE | ||
| 2009 | Marília | ||
| 2010 | Resende[1] | ||
| 2012 | Comercial | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Costa was born in Laranjal Paulista.
He played for C.S. Marítimo in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup.
In February 2002, he left Brazil again, for 1860 Munich.[2] After four and a half seasons, he left for Standard Liège.[3]
In his last year in Munich, he just played in the DFB-Pokal.
