Rubens (footballer, born 1928)

In this article, the surname is da Costa, not Costa.

Rubens

Personal information
Full name	Rubens Josué da Costa
Date of birth	(1928-11-24)24 November 1928
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	31 May 1987(1987-05-31) (aged 58)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1945–1947	Ypiranga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1950	Ypiranga	67	(25)
1951	Portuguesa Desportos	6	(1)
1951–1957	Flamengo	77	(43)
1956–1957	→ Santa Cruz (loan)	1	(0)
1957–1959	Vasco da Gama	42	(16)
1960–1963	APEA Prudentina
International career
1952–1954	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubens Josué da Costa (24 November 1928 – 31 May 1991) was a Brazilian football player. He was included in the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.

Rubens played club football for Ypiranga-SP, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Desportos, Santa Cruz-PE, and Prudentina, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1953, 1954 and 1955 with Flamengo and in 1958 with Vasco da Gama.

Honours

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1953, 1954, 1955

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1958
• Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1958

Brazil

• Panamerican Championship: 1952