Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa (born 30 April 1981) is a Portuguese television personality[1] and former footballer who played as a winger or right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Sanjoanense | ||
| 1996–1999 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Salgueiros | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Porto B | 19 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Porto | 33 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Derby County (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Braga | 29 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Belenenses | 79 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Rapid București | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Arouca | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Tondela | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | São João Ver | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ovarense | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 258 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Portugal U15 | 6 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Portugal U16 | 14 | (2) |
| 1998 | Portugal U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U18 | 18 | (5) |
| 2001 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Portugal U21 | 25 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 162 games and four goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Salgueiros, Porto, Vitória de Setúbal, Braga and Belenenses. He also competed professionally in England and Romania.
Club career
editPorto
editCosta was born in São João da Madeira, Aveiro District. Having started his football career with the youth teams of S.L. Benfica, he switched to FC Porto after a brief stint with S.C. Salgueiros (where he made his Primeira Liga debut, in 1999–2000). In his first full season at Porto he contributed with 18 games and two goals in the league, but the title was lost in the penultimate round to neighbours Boavista FC. He was barely used in the 2002–03 title-winning side under José Mourinho, but played twice in the conquest of the UEFA Cup, including the entirety of an inconsequential 2–0 loss at Polonia Warsaw in the first round second leg.[2][3]
At the start of 2003, Costa was loaned to Vitória F.C. for the remainder of the season.[4] In July, he moved to Derby County of the Football League First Division for a full campaign.[5] He was sent off before half time on 25 August for a foul on Richard Langley in a 4–1 loss at Cardiff City.[6] Over 35 games, he scored once in a 1–1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 26 December.[7]
Belenenses
editCosta joined S.C. Braga for 2004–05, on a three-year deal with the option of two more.[8] He totalled 29 league appearances during his two years in the Minho Province. Having started his career as a winger, he joined C.F. Os Belenenses in the 2006–07 season, ultimately reconverting into the right back position[9] and becoming an undisputed starter for the Lisbon-based team, with nearly 75 league matches in his first three years, scoring against F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 18 March 2007 in a 2–0 away win.[10]
Later career
editAfter only appearing in 11 games in the 2009–10 season due to constant injuries, with Belenenses returning to the second level, 29-year-old Costa had his second abroad experience, signing with Liga I side FC Rapid București on a one-year deal with the option of one more.[11] He returned to his country's second division at F.C. Arouca in July 2011, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee days later,[12] and was unused by the time of his one-year transfer to C.D. Tondela of the same league the following June.[13]
In February 2013, Costa signed for SC São João de Ver in the third tier. He reunited with Ricardo Sousa, a former Porto teammate from his hometown.[14] He joined A.D. Ovarense in July of the following year.[15]
After football
editAfter retiring from football, he was unemployed and later became a television personality with consistent appearances on several television programs broadcast by television channels such as Porto Canal, Canal 11 and RTP1.[1][16] When interviewed on the Alta Definição programme, broadcast on 13 January 2024 by SIC, Cândido Costa recalled the period in his life when he was unemployed after he stopped playing football professionally. He said: "I realised that celebrating life and being happy is as much about playing in the Champions League in a match with 60,000 people as it is about being appointed as a delegate in an IEFP [Portuguese state-run job agency] class."[17]
Honours
editPorto
References
edit- ^ a b "Cândido Costa: "Não me sinto estrela de televisão nenhuma"". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Polonia-FC Porto, 2–0 (Lukasiewicz, 67, Kus 80)". Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Lens-FC Porto, 1–0: Só um golo em falta agitou a noite portista" [Lens-FC Porto, 1–0: Only a foul goal ruined a Portista night]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Cândido Costa: "Quero ter sucesso neste grande clube"" [Cândido Costa: "I want to be successful at this big club"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Porto winger joins Rams". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Cardiff see off luckless Derby". BBC Sport. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "West Brom 1–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Cândido Costa: "Clube histórico"" [Cândido Costa: "Historic club"]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Pereira, David (27 September 2019). "Silas na "cadeira de sonho" 30 anos após ter recusado ser emprestado pelo Sporting" [Silas in "dream chair" 30 years after refusing to be loaned by Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Paços perde em casa" [Paços lose at home]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 19 March 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Cândido Costa no Rapid Bucareste" [Cândido Costa to Rapid București]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Cândido Costa pára seis meses" [Cândido Costa out for six months]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Cândido Costa assina por uma época" [Cândido Costa for one season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Cândido Costa e Ricardo Sousa: do F.C. Porto ao São João de Ver" [Cândido Costa and Ricardo Sousa: from F.C. Porto to São João de Ver] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Futebol: Treinador Arménio Henriques continua no 'banco' da Ovarense" [Football: Manager Arménio Henriques continues on Ovarense's 'bench'] (in Portuguese). Ovar News. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Nasceu uma estrela! Público da SIC quer Cândido Costa de volta - Nacional - FLASH!". Flash. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Show, Fama (12 January 2024). ""Este perdeu-se, mais um jogador da bola" - Cândido Costa recorda período díficil". Fama Show (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "FC Porto-Marítimo, 2–0 (Pena 13, Alenitchev 78)". Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Ser sério e ganhar cedo em dia de falhar golos" [FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Serious display and early win on day of missed goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
edit- Cândido Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Cândido Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Cândido Costa at Soccerbase
- Cândido Costa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cândido Costa at Soccerway
- Cândido Costa at WorldFootball.net
