SOCCER PLAYER

Costinha

1974 - Today

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Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa (born 1 December 1974), known as Costinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɔʃˈtiɲɐ]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was also a manager. Best known for his tackling and positioning, as well as his athleticism, stamina and workrate, he played for clubs in Portugal, France, Russia, Spain and Italy. He won eight trophies with Porto, including the 2004 Champions League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Costinha is the 2,612th most popular soccer player (down from 2,475th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 324th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Costinha ranks 2,612 out of 21,273. Before him are Iuliu Bodola, Cosmin Contra, Jupp Kapellmann, Antonio Campolo, José Ramón Alexanko, and Jimmy McGrory. After him are Félix Sesúmaga, Albert Ferrer, Sergi Roberto, Adrián Escudero, Ad-Diba, and Václav Mašek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Costinha ranks 108. Before him are Alexander Wurz, Benoît Magimel, Julian Castro, Taribo West, Chloë Sevigny, and Giorgio Marengo. After him are Andrei Sukhovetsky, Amanda Abbington, Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Derek Luke, Nadine Labaki, and Romain Duris.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Costinha ranks 336 out of 633. Before him are Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), Fernão de Loronha (1470), João Moutinho (1986), Hugo Almeida (1984), Bernardo Silva (1994), and Vitinha (2000). After him are Pedro Santana Lopes (1956), João Pinto (1961), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), Rafael Leão (1999), Simone de Oliveira (1938), and Beto (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Costinha ranks 56. Before him are Américo Lopes (1933), João Pinto (1971), João Moutinho (1986), Hugo Almeida (1984), Bernardo Silva (1994), and Vitinha (2000). After him are João Pinto (1961), Rafael Leão (1999), Beto (1982), Paulo Ferreira (1979), João Lourenço (1942), and Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972).

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