Costinha
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa
Date of birth	December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01) (age 32)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1995 1995–1996 1997 1997–2001 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007	Oriental Machico C.D. Nacional Monaco F.C. Porto Dynamo Moscow Atlético Madrid Atalanta	32 (3) 30 (5) 27 (4) 84 (3) 108 (13) 10 (0) 23 (0)
National team2
1998 -	Portugal	53 (2)
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Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH, better known as Costinha (pron. IPA: [kɔʃ'tiɲɐ]), (born December 1, 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for Atlético Madrid, joining them from Dynamo Moscow. The Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portuguese: Ordem do Infante D. Henrique) is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history and its values. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Arguably, his finest moment for F.C. Porto was when he scored against and effectively knocked out Manchester United in the 2003-04 Champions League first knockout round. Porto went on to win the title, beating AS Monaco FC 3-0 in the final. Futebol Clube do Porto (pron. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. ... The 2003-04 season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by FC Porto in a comfortable final victory against AS Monaco, following up their 2003 UEFA Cup success. ...

After a less successful run with FC Porto in the 2004-05 season, he was sold to Dynamo Moscow with Maniche and Yourkas Seitaridis, joining former teammate Derlei. Maniche (pron. ... Georgios Giourkas Seitaridis (Greek: Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης) born June 4, 1981 in Athens), also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas means George in Greek Pontic dialect) is his grandfathers name, which he uses in both national team and Atlético Madrid shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country... Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, simply known as Derlei (born July 14, 1975 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Portuguese football (soccer) player. ...

Costinha played for Portugal at Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. He has scored 2 goals in 49 caps for Portugal. On June 25, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Costinha was sent off after receiving two yellow cards against the Netherlands. The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Costinha was seen wearing the captain's armband for the Portuguese National Football Team during an international friendly against Denmark on September 1, 2006. As such, it appears he is the new designated captain for the team.

Titles

• UEFA Champions League (2004)
• UEFA Cup (2003)
• Portuguese SuperLiga (2003, 2004)
• Ligue 1 (2000)
• FIFA Intercontinental Cup (2004)

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References

• www.PortuGOAL.net | | The definitive Portuguese football site (Player Profile Section)

	Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 R. Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 H. Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 P. Santos • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... First international  Spain 3 - 1 Portugal  (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921) Biggest win  Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994)  Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999)  Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait  (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) Biggest defeat {{{Largest loss}}} World Cup Appearances 4 (First... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Ricardo Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (pron. ... Paulo Ferreira (pron. ... Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979), usually known simply as Caneira (pron. ... Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (born 16 May 1981 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for FC Porto. ... Fernando Meira (born 5 June 1978 in Guimarães), pron. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese football player who is widely regarded as one of the worlds top players of recent years. ... Armando Gonçalves Teixeira, OIH (born September 25, 1976 in Strasbourg, France), known as Petit (pron. ... Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH (born April 28, 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores), nicknamed Pauleta (pron. ... Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana (pron. ... Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa (pron. ... Joaquim Manuel Sampaio Silva, OIH, known as Quim, (pron. ... Miguel (pron. ... Nuno Jorge Pereira Silva Valente, commonly known just as Nuno Valente (pron. ... Luís Boa Morte, pron. ... Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, OIH (born May 18, 1978 in Amarante, near Porto), pron. ... Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (pron. ... Maniche (pron. ... Tiago Cardoso Mendes, OIH, better known just by Tiago (pron. ... Anderson Luis de Souza, OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Brazilian footballer widely known as Deco [Portuguese]. He is of Portuguese Brazilian descent. ... Nuno Gomes (IPA pron. ... Paulo Santos (pron. ... Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga, OIH, or Hélder Postiga (pron. ... Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Felipão (Big Phil), is a Brazilian football coach, who led the Brazilian national team to victory in the 2002 World Cup. ...