Dino da Costa

Dino Da Costa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno da (k)ˈkɔsta]; 1 August 1931 – 10 November 2020) was a Brazilian-born Italian professional footballer. He played as a central midfielder and striker.[1] He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He made one appearance for the Italian national team in 1958. From 1948 to 1955, he made 51 appearances for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.

Dino da Costa
Dino da Costa (1963).jpg
Personal information
Date of birth(1931-08-01)1 August 1931
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 89)
Place of deathVerona, Italy
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1955Botafogo51(36)
1955–1961Roma149(71)
1960–1961Fiorentina (loan)30(8)
1961–1963Atalanta52(18)
1963–1966Juventus51(11)
1966–1967Hellas Verona31(5)
1967–1968Ascoli10(0)
National team
1958Italy1(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Da Costa died in Verona on 10 November 2020, aged 89.[2]

Honours

Club

Botafogo[3]
Atalanta[1]
Fiorentina[1]
Juventus[1]
Roma[1]

Individual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "DA COSTA, Dino" (in italiano). Treccani. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. E’ morto Dino Da Costa. In viola fu protagonista della memorabile stagione 1960-61 (in Italian)
  3. "Dino da Costa". Retrieved 12 January 2015.