Ricardo da Costa (footballer)

Ricardo da Costa
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Valter da Costa
Date of birth (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Polet Pribislavec
Youth career
1997–2001 Atlético Goianiense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Atlético Goianiense 53 (1)
2003–2005 Zrinjski Mostar 28 (5)
2005 Metalurh Donetsk 0 (0)
2006–2007 NK Međimurje 20 (0)
2007–2008 Široki Brijeg 7 (0)
2009 SC Weiz[1] 13 (1)
2009–2010 WAC St. Andrä 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Valter da Costa (born 1 May 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as midfielder.

Career

Born in Goiânia, da Costa played for Atlético Goianiense before joined Zrinjski Mostar in summer 2003. In 2005 he trained with Hajduk Split for two months, but the transfer fell through. After that, Costa had a short spell with Metalurh Donetsk during the first half of the 2005–06 season.[2] In January 2006, he was transferred to NK Međimurje and signed after one and a half years with Široki Brijeg. After four and a half years in Bosnia last with Široki Brijeg, he joined SC Weiz in January 2009, playing six months in the Austrian Regional League Central with the team,[3] before signing for League rival WAC St. Andrä in July 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ RL Mitte Profile
  2. ^ 2005-06 Metalurh Donetsk squad at FootballSquads
  3. ^ Mandl, Martin (10 July 2009). "Für möglichen Abschied von Da Costa wird Ersatz gesucht". Kleine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. ^ SC Sparkasse ELIN Weiz