Anderson Costa (footballer, born 1984)
Anderson Costa (born 13 March 1984) is a Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Vasco da Gama | 55 | (14) |
| 2005 | → Córdoba (loan) | 14 | (7[1]) |
| 2006–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | 23 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Lucena | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | Duque de Caxias | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Pro Vercelli | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | Guarani | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Santo André | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | Al-Wakrah | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Criciúma | 8 | (3) |
| 2012 | Vila Nova | 4 | (3) |
| 2012 | ABC | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Macaé | 12 | (4) |
| 2014 | CSE | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Brazil U-17 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Anderson was born in Rio de Janeiro. He made 55 appearances and scored 14 goals in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Vasco da Gama from 2002 to 2005.[2] He renewed his contract in March 2004, signed a 5-year contract.[3] In January 2005 he also spent 6 months with Spanish Segunda División club Córdoba as one of the non-EU players.[4] He was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb in January 2006. However, he requested to leave in July.[5] He was loaned to Portuguese Liga de Honra side in January 2007.[6] The team finished as the runner-up and promoted, however he only played 3 times. He then left for Greek side Aris Thessaloniki and in December 2007 left for Brazilian side Bahia.[7] He was released in April. At the start of 2008–09 season he left for Lucena of Spanish Segunda División B. In January 2009 he was signed by Duque de Caxias in 1-year contract.
In July 2009 he was transferred to Pro Vercelli after a short period with Bnei Sakhnin,[8] which at that time he obtained a Portuguese passport, made him able to by-pass the non-EU immigration ban of Italian lower divisions, along with countryman Adriano da Matta Inácio.[9] His contract was terminated in January 2010.[10] In February, he was signed by Guarani in 1-year deal, and in June left for Santo André, also in 1-year deal. However, after 7 appearances in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he was released in October.
International career edit
Anderson Costa played in 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
References edit
- ^ LFP Archive, Manual search required
- ^ (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ . Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ . Liga de Fútbol Profesional (in Spanish). 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005.
- ^ "Anderson Costa nezadovoljan odlazi iz Dinama, Jens Nowotny ipak potpisuje". Index (Croatia) (in Croatian). 13 July 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Costa Anderson putuje za Portugal". Index (Croatia) (in Croatian). 21 January 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Esquadrão de Aço contrata atacante Anderson Costa". EC Bahia (in Portuguese). 14 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). FFERJ (in Portuguese). 10 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ . Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ . Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
External links edit
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Football.it (in Italian)
- Anderson Costa at Soccerway
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese career at LPFP.pt (in Portuguese)