Paulo Rebelo Costinha Castro (born 22 September 1973), known as Costinha, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| Full name | Paulo Rebelo Costinha Castro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1973[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Boavista | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Sporting CP | 76 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Porto | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Tenerife | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | União Leiria | 118 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Belenenses | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 238 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He appeared in 229 Primeira Liga matches in 16 seasons, mainly with União de Leiria (six years) and Sporting CP (four).
Club career
editCostinha was born in Braga. A product of Boavista FC's youth system,[2] he went on to represent Primeira Liga clubs FC Porto and Sporting CP – being mostly a backup[3]– as well as U.D. Leiria, where he established himself in the top flight.[4][5]
After a short abroad stint with Spain's CD Tenerife, appearing rarely for the Segunda División team,[6] Costinha joined C.F. Os Belenenses from Leiria for the 2006–07 season. He only was a starter in his first year as he lost his position after the January 2007 arrival of Brazilian Júlio César,[7][8] being definitely released in the summer of 2009 without any further league appearances and retiring shortly after, aged 35.[3]
International career
editCostinha represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches out of six as the national side finished in fourth place.[9] Previously, he appeared in all the games at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia, with the under-20s losing all three group-stage fixtures (five goals conceded).[10]
Post-retirement
editAfter retiring, Costinha settled in Leiria where he opened a tobacco shop. He also worked as a player agent and in a football academy.[11][2]
Honours
editSporting CP
Porto
References
edit- ^ a b c "Paulo Costinha". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b Pires, Bruno (30 April 2017). "Deu nega ao país dos cangurus em prol do sonho da Academia" [He rejected land of kangaroos for the sake of dream of Academy]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "30 atletas que jogaram nos dois lados do Clássico" [30 athletes who played on both sides of the Classic] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "U. Leiria contrata Costinha e Tiago por três temporadas" [U. Leiria sign Costinha and Tiago for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ ""Se jogasse sempre assim Costinha voltava a um grande", diz treinador do Gil Vicente" ["If he always played like this Costinha would return to one of the greats", says Gil Vicente manager] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Roberto, a un partido del mejor debut de un portero del Tenerife en Segunda" [Roberto, one match away from making best debut of a Tenerife goalkeeper in Segunda]. El Día (in Spanish). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Belenenses: Cândido Costa e Evandro de regresso, Costinha de fora" [Belenenses: Cândido Costa and Evandro return, Costinha out] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Costinha: "Ninguém gosta de ficar de fora"" [Costinha: "Nobody likes to be left out"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Portugal-Brasil: o pesadelo das Olimpíadas de 96 segundo Ronaldo e Bebeto" [Portugal-Brazil: the nightmare of the 96 Olympics according to Ronaldo and Bebeto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (20 May 2017). "Portugal no Mundial Sub-20: quem, quando e onde? Um guia para a competição" [Portugal at the Under-20 World Cup: who, when and where? A guide for the competition]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Costinha está entre os patrocinadores" [Costinha among the sponsors]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "«Táctica do pirilau» hipoteca aspirações insulares" ["Wiener tactic" thwarts islanders' aspirations]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Histórico da Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira" [Supercup Cândido de Oliveira all-time record] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 11 August 2012. p. 10. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
edit- Paulo Costinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paulo Costinha at BDFutbol
- Paulo Costinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Paulo Costinha – FIFA competition record (archived)
