Pedro Miguel de Castro Brandão Costa (born 21 November 1981) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel de Castro Brandão Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arouca, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Arouca | ||
| 1996–2000 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Boavista | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Gondomar (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Famalicão (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Braga B | 38 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Braga | 37 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Académica | 60 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Arouca | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Boavista | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 1998 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCosta was born in Arouca, Aveiro District. A product of Boavista's youth system that still appeared with modest Gondomar and Famalicão in his early years as a senior,[2][3] he joined Primeira Liga club Braga in the 2002–03 campaign. He made his first-team debut on 26 April 2003, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica.[4][5]
After only 37 league appearances for Braga over five seasons – he was also regularly utilised by the reserves in the third division during his stint – Costa moved to Associação Académica de Coimbra for the 2007–08 season.[6] Again mainly used as a backup with the Students, he appeared on both sides of the defensive sector when called upon,[7][8] playing a career-best with the professionals 22 games in his second year as the team finished in seventh position.[9]
In June 2011, after having appeared in 11 league matches in the season (13 overall), 30-year-old Costa left Académica and signed for F.C. Arouca in the Segunda Liga, where he started playing football as a youngster.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pedro Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Lopes, Norberto A. (19 July 2000). "Pedro Costa emprestado ao Gondomar pelo Boavista" [Pedro Costa loaned to Gondomar by Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Lopes, Norberto A. (21 June 2002). "Boavista empresta Pedro Costa ao Portimonense" [Boavista loan Pedro Costa to Portimonense] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Sp. Braga-Benfica, 1–3 (Barroso 11 g.p.; Geovanni 6, Zahovic 24, Nuno Gomes 64)" [Sp. Braga-Benfica, 1–3 (Barroso 11 p.k.; Geovanni 6, Zahovic 24, Nuno Gomes 64)]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Sp. Braga frente ao Benfica: Liberdade para inovar na frente" [Sp. Braga against Benfica: Freedom to innovate upfront]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 April 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Pedro Costa aumenta número de jogadores-estudantes na Académica" [Pedro Costa increases number of player-students at Académica]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Costa ganha raízes" [Pedro Costa getting rooted]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Frederico, Francisco (25 May 2011). "Beira Mar: Pedro Costa (Académica) na lista de possíveis aquisições" [Beira Mar: Pedro Costa (Académica) in shortlist] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Sousa, Ricardo (23 July 2013). "Académica | Domingos quer Briosa acima da 7º posição" [Académica | Domingos wants Briosa higher than 7th]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Clube aponta à subida de divisão" [Club aims to promote]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
edit- Pedro Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Costa at Soccerway
