Villa (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sartori and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Villa

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Augusto Sartori Costa
Date of birth	(1983-01-11) 11 January 1983
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2003	Corinthians Paulista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Serra Negra
2004	Pasto
2004	Guaraní Antonio Franco
2005	Santa Rita
2005	Portuguesa (SP)
2006–2007	C.A. Rentistas
2007	Chiasso	5	(0)
2008–2009	PFC Belasitsa Petrich	30	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 1, 2008

Rodrigo Augusto Sartori Costa (born 11 January 1983), better known as Villa, is a Brazilian footballer .

Football career

Surnamed Sartori-Costa, he holds an Italian nationality by descent.

He started his career at Corinthians Paulista. In 2004, he left for Serra Negra. On 2 July 2004, he left Brazil for Pasto of Colombia. He then played for Guaraní Antonio Franco and C.D. Santa Rita of Ecuador [1] until 29 July 2005, back to Brazil for Portuguesa (SP).

On 8 February 2006, Villa left Brazil again, this time to C.A. Rentistas, and on 31 August 2007 arrived in Europe to play for Chiasso.

External links

• (in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
• (in Portuguese) Profile at footballbrazil.net