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Ricardo Costa

1981 - Today

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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. He is the current manager of Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense. After making his senior debut with Porto (where he was only a reserve), he went on to play in Germany, France, Spain, Qatar, Greece and Switzerland, mainly spending several years with Valencia in the third country. Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 165 matches and seven goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Costa is the 1,859th most popular soccer player (up from 4,903rd in 2024), the 295th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 407th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo Costa ranks 1,859 out of 21,273. Before him are Robert Ballaman, Heriberto Herrera, Shiho Kaneda, José Eulogio Gárate, Eddie Gray, and Erich Juskowiak. After him are Éder Aleixo de Assis, Aurelio González, Eusebio Sacristán, Bernd Schneider, Martin Koeman, and Toshihiko Okimune.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Ricardo Costa ranks 71. Before him are Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Toše Proeski, Sienna Miller, Diego López, Dmytro Kuleba, and Inga Ruginienė. After him are T.J. Miller, Gustavo Dudamel, Ryback, Kolo Touré, Amy Lee, and Nikki Benz.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 295 out of 633. Before him are Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Hilário (1975), Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), and António Manoel de Vilhena (1663). After him are Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Simão Rodrigues (1510), José Malhoa (1855), Walther Katzenstein (1878), Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), and Dulce Pontes (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo Costa ranks 40. Before him are Tiago Mendes (1981), Diogo Jota (1996), Hilário (1975), Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), and Alberto Festa (1939). After him are Nené (1949), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Marco Silva (1977), João Félix (1999), Raul Meireles (1983), and João Cancelo (1994).

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