Ricardo Costa
Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 16 May 1981) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full-back.
.jpg) Costa playing for Portugal in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Valadares Gaia | ||
| 1992–2000 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Porto B | 66 | (12) |
| 2002–2007 | Porto | 75 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 42 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Lille (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Valencia | 87 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Sailiya | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | PAOK | 26 | (0) |
| 2016 | Granada | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Luzern | 33 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Tondela | 59 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Boavista | 31 | (1) |
| Total | 458 | (35) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Portugal U21 | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Portugal | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto | 2001–02 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 105 | 5 | ||||
| Wolfsburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 58 | 6 | ||||
| Lille | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Valencia | 2010–11 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[b] | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 87 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | — | 124 | 10 | ||||
| Al-Sailiya | 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| PAOK | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Granada | 2015–16 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| FC Luzern | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Tondela | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 334 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 6 | — | 435 | 28 | |||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal and Copa del Rey matches.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2013 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Israel |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Porto[3]
- Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Taça de Portugal: 2002–03, 2005–06
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003, 2004, 2006
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004
VfL Wolfsburg
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ricardo Costa" (in português). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "Ricardo Costa". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ricardo Costa". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Catuogno, Claudio (25 May 2009) (in de). "Höhere Gewalt!". https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/vfl-wolfsburg-einzelkritik-hoehere-gewalt-1.450612. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in português). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.
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