Jump to content

Hugo Costa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hugo Da Costa)

Hugo Costa
Personal information
Full name Hugo Alexandre Esteves Costa[1]
Date of birth (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Tramagal, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1984–1992 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Gil Vicente 24 (2)
1993–1995 Beira-Mar 50 (1)
1995–1996 Estrela Amadora 10 (0)
1996 Stoke City 2 (0)
1996–2001 Alverca 103 (2)
2001–2003 Vitória Setúbal 56 (2)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 (0)
2006–2008 União Leiria 16 (1)
2008–2009 Atromitos Yeroskipou 6 (1)
2009–2011 Pinhalnovense 38 (0)
Total 339 (9)
International career
1995–1996 Portugal U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugo Alexandre Esteves Costa (born 4 November 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

[edit]

Costa was born in Tramagal, Santarém District. A graduate of S.L. Benfica's youth system, he never appeared however for its first team, going on to spend the following four seasons in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC, S.C. Beira-Mar and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, being relegated with the second club in 1994–95.[2]

In summer 1996, Costa signed with Stoke City of the English Football League Second Division.[3] He left the Potters after only a couple of weeks and games,[4] returning to his country with F.C. Alverca and remaining five seasons with the Lisbon outskirts side, three spent in the top flight.[5][6]

From 2001 to 2003, also as first choice and in the main division, Costa played with Vitória de Setúbal.[7] Subsequently, he joined Germany's Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (2. Bundesliga),[8] staying two years in the country and suffering relegation in his second.[9]

Costa returned to Portugal midway through the 2005–06 campaign and signed a six-month contract with U.D. Leiria,[10] playing only 16 matches in the top tier over a three-year spell; 12 of those came in 2007–08, with the team ranking 16th and last.[11] Afterwards, the 34-year-old moved to Cyprus with Atromitos Yeroskipou.[2]

One year later, Costa once again returned to his homeland, agreeing to a deal at lowly C.D. Pinhalnovense. He left in 2011 aged nearly 38 and retired shortly after, subsequently working as a manager in amateur football.[2]

Career statistics

[edit]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12][13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gil Vicente 1992–93 Primeira Liga 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
Beira-Mar 1993–94 Primeira Liga 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
1994–95 Primeira Liga 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1
Estrela Amadora 1995–96 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Alverca 1996–97 Segunda Liga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1997–98 Segunda Liga 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
1998–99 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
1999–2000 Primeira Liga 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2000–01 Primeira Liga 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Total 103 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 105 2
Vitória Setúbal 2001–02 Primeira Liga 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2002–03 Primeira Liga 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 56 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 2
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2003–04 2. Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
União Leiria 2005–06 Primeira Liga 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2006–07 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08 Primeira Liga 12 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 21 0
Total 16 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 25 6
Atromitos Yeroskipou 2008–09 Cypriot First Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Pinhalnovense 2009–10 Segunda Divisão 27 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 1
2010–11 Segunda Divisão 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 38 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 45 1
Career total 339 9 13 1 4 0 6 0 362 10

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Hugo Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Filho, Álvaro (17 March 2021). "Parou Ronaldo e foi treinado por Jesus. Agora, Hugo conduz um Uber nas ruas de Lisboa" [He stopped Ronaldo and was coached by Jesus. Now, Hugo drives a Uber in the streets of Lisbon] (in Portuguese). A Mensagem. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 978-1-874287-39-1.
  4. ^ "Stoke City". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ^ Antão, Vasco (16 March 2000). "Hugo Costa (Alverca) está pronto para "secar" Nuno Gomes" [Hugo Costa (Alverca) is ready to "put a lid" on Nuno Gomes]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Hugo Costa (Alverca) regressa após lesão" [Hugo Costa (Alverca) returns following injury] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Dupla de recurso sem Hugo Costa" [Makeshift duo without Hugo Costa]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ Wentz, Gustav (7 August 2003). "Costas Einstand steht nichts im Weg" [Nothing stands in the way of Costa's debut] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ "RWO: Die Spieler in der Saison-Einzelkritik" [RWO: The players in season review] (in German). Revier Sport. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Hugo Costa e Hadson são os últimos reforços" [Hugo Costa and Hadson are the last additions]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ "União de Leiria agradece devoção de Vítor Oliveira, treinador campeão em 1998, que morreu hoje" [União Leiria thanks dedication of Vítor Oliveira, champion manager in 1998, dead today]. Jornal de Leiria (in Portuguese). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. ^ Hugo Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  13. ^ Hugo Costa at Soccerway
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugo_Costa&oldid=1230236371"