Tiago José Ribeiro Costa (born 22 April 1985) is a Portuguese former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago José Ribeiro Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Povoense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | CF Santa Iria | ||
| 1997–1998 | Benfica | ||
| 1998–1999 | Alverca | ||
| 1999–2004 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Benfica B | 30 | (1) |
| 2006 | Hearts | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Vitória Setúbal B | 33 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Vihren | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Varzim | 14 | (2) |
| 2009 | Vizela | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Estoril | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Rio Ave | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Leixões (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Doxa | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Académico Viseu | 53 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Mafra | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Povoense | 8 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, 28 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Lisbon, Costa started his football career with hometown's S.L. Benfica, but only appeared officially for the reserves. In the summer of 2006, he signed for Scottish club Heart of Midlothian, making his Scottish Premier League debut against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 28 August. However, he failed to feature again for the team and was released on 13 November.[2] Again in his homeland he represented Vitória de Setúbal, but again only competed with the B side.
In June 2007, Costa moved clubs and countries again, joining Bulgaria's FC Vihren Sandanski. He appeared in less than one fourth of the games as his team finished in tenth position in the First Professional Football League, and returned to Portugal where he successively played for Varzim S.C. and F.C. Vizela, respectively in the second and third tiers. On 20 May 2011, while at the service of G.D. Estoril Praia, he was suspended for four months after failing a drug test on 28 December of the previous year, in a match against S.C. Freamunde.[3]
Costa signed for FC Politehnica Timișoara in Romania in January 2010 on a five-month contract, being released on 4 June after failing to make a single competitive appearance and moving to G.D. Estoril Praia shortly after. He started 2011–12 in his country's Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC,[4] but returned to division two in the following transfer window, joining Leixões S.C. on loan.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tiago Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Costa allowed to leave Tynecastle". BBC Sport. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2006.
- ^ "Tiago Costa suspenso por quatro meses por doping" [Tiago Costa suspended four months for doping]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Tiago Costa (ex-Estoril) é reforço para a defesa" [Tiago Costa (ex-Estoril) is a defensive addition] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Jean Sony cedido ao Rio Ave em troca de Tiago Costa, Marcelo e Rafinha" [Jean Sony loaned to Rio Ave in exchange for Tiago Costa, Marcelo and Rafinha] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
External links
edit- Tiago Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Costa at Soccerbase
- London Hearts profile
- Tiago Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Tiago Costa at Soccerway
