Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa
Get notified whenever this star has news
Browse by day
Who is this?
Rui Manuel César Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club Benfica. Costa spent the majority of his football career with Benfica in Portugal and Fiorentina and AC Milan in Italy. In a top-flight career spanning 17 years, he won several trophies, including one Primeira Liga title, one Taça de Portugal, one Serie A title, three Coppa Italia, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Super Cup. A Portuguese international, he amassed 94 caps and scored 26 goals for A Seleção and represented the country in three UEFA European Championships and one FIFA World Cup. Costa usually played as an attacking midfielder and was particularly known for his excellent technique, playmaking ability, and eye for goal from midfield. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football and one of Portugal's best players of all time. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 as one of the 125 greatest living football players.
Career
- 1972Born
- 1990Joined S.L. Benfica
- 1990Joined AD Fafe
- 1990Joined Portugal national under-18 football team
- 1991Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
- 1992Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
- 1993Joined Portugal men's national football team
- 1994Joined ACF Fiorentina
- 2001Joined AC Milan
- 2006Joined S.L. Benfica
- Won Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Amadora
- •Citizenship: Portugal
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
João Diogo Manteigas says he warned Rui Costa over Duarte Gomes case, claims he was ignored
Rui Costa & Batistuta ● Most Lethal Duo Ever ||HD|| ►RC10 - GB9◄ Leon Thomas (391TVOuFTp)
Jose Mourinho would have left Benfica even if Florentino Perez lost Real Madrid election, says president Rui Costa
Benfica president Rui Costa insists Gianluca Prestianni ‘not racist’ and club will ‘stand by’ him
Benfica president Rui Costa blasts Enzo Fernandez for behaviour before Chelsea transfer
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3ENI%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3EYU%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3E%EA%B9%80%EC%84%B1%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
