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Rui Costa

1972 - Today

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Rui Manuel César Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica. He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors. Costa spent the majority of his football career with Benfica in Portugal and Fiorentina and AC Milan in Italy. In a top-flight career spanning 17 years, he won several trophies, including one Primeira Liga title, one Taça de Portugal, one Serie A title, three Coppa Italia, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Super Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rui Costa is the 344th most popular soccer player (down from 225th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rui Costa ranks 344 out of 21,273. Before him are Noritaka Hidaka, Karim Benzema, Vujadin Boškov, Tadao Horie, Antoni Ramallets, and Reizo Fukuhara. After him are Fukusaburo Harada, Arjen Robben, Saburo Shinosaki, Pedro Petrone, Kazu Naoki, and Yoshio Fujiwara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Rui Costa ranks 24. Before him are Thandie Newton, Jude Law, Big Show, Rubens Barrichello, Maia Sandu, and Lee Jung-jae. After him are Pedro Sánchez, Alf-Inge Håland, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara, Jaap Stam, and Tarkan.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Rui Costa ranks 107 out of 633. Before him are Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Nani (1986), and Pedro Nunes (1502). After him are Rúben Amorim (1985), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Joan of Portugal (1439), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), and Judah Leon Abravanel (1460).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Rui Costa ranks 7. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Luís Figo (1972), Fernando Santos (1954), Jorge Jesus (1954), Sérgio Conceição (1974), and Nani (1986). After him are Rúben Amorim (1985), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Vítor Baía (1969), Bruno Fernandes (1994), and Fernando Gomes (1956).

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