Rui Costa facts for kids
 Costa with Benfica in 2007 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel César Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1990 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1994 | Benfica | 78 | (13) |
| 1990–1991 | → Fafe (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 1994–2001 | Fiorentina | 215 | (38) |
| 2001–2006 | Milan | 124 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Benfica | 43 | (5) |
| Total | 498 | (66) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1991 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (7) |
| 1993–2004 | Portugal | 94 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rui Manuel César Costa OIH (born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fafe | 1990–91 | Portuguese Second Division | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| Benfica | 1991–92 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1993–94 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
| Total | 78 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 19 | ||
| Fiorentina | 1994–95 | Serie A | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 1995–96 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 6 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 14 | |||
| 1999–00 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 48 | 6 | |||
| 2000–01 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| Total | 215 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 50 | ||
| Milan | 2001–02 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 124 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 11 | ||
| Benfica | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 45 | 10 | |||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 67 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 498 | 66 | 69 | 19 | 108 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 684 | 97 | ||
International
| Portugal | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 |
| 1996 | 11 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 3 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6 |
| 2000 | 13 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 11 | 1 |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 94 | 26 |
Honours
Club
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1993–94
- Taça de Portugal: 1992–93
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 1991, 1993
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia: 1995–96, 2000–01
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1996
Milan
- Serie A: 2003–04
- Coppa Italia: 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
- UEFA Champions League: 2002–03
- UEFA Super Cup: 2003
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 2003
International
Portugal
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991
- Toulon Tournament: 1992
- UEFA Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1990
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1994
- UEFA European Football Championship runner-up: 2004
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Best Player: 1992
- Toulon Tournament Top Scorer: 1992
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996, 2000
- FIFA XI: 1998
- UEFA Champions League: Top Assists 2002–03
- FIFA 100
- SJPF Player of the Month: September 2007
- Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2007
- A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
- Fiorentina All-time XI
Orders
Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
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