Francisco Josè Rodrigues Da Costa(Costinha)
Nato a Lisbona
l’ 01 Dicembre 1974
Altezza m. 1,81
Peso kg. 74
Ruolo:Centrocampista
N° maglia 4
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 Atalanta B.C., joining them from Atlético Madrid.
Arguably, his finest moment for F.C. 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 FC 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.
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