Hugo Costa

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Hugo Alexandre Esteves Costa (born 4 November 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Costa was born in Tramagal, Santarém District. A graduate of S.L. Benfica's youth system, he never appeared however for its first team, going on to spend the following four seasons in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC, S.C. Beira-Mar and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, being relegated with the second club in 1994–95.[1]

In summer 1996, Costa signed with Stoke City of the English Football League Second Division.[2] He left the Potters after only a couple of weeks and games,[3] returning to his country with F.C. Alverca and remaining five seasons with the Lisbon outskirts side, three spent in the top flight.[4][5]

From 2001 to 2003, also as first choice and in the main division, Costa played with Vitória de Setúbal.[6] Subsequently, he joined Germany's Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (2. Bundesliga),[7] staying two years in the country and suffering relegation in his second.[8]

Costa returned to Portugal midway through the 2005–06 campaign and signed a six-month contract with U.D. Leiria,[9] playing only 16 matches in the top tier over a three-year spell; 12 of those came in 2007–08, with the team ranking 16th and last.[10] Afterwards, the 34-year-old moved to Cyprus with Atromitos Yeroskipou.[1]

One year later, Costa once again returned to his homeland, agreeing to a deal at lowly C.D. Pinhalnovense. He left in 2011 aged nearly 38 and retired shortly after, subsequently working as a manager in amateur football.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11][12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gil Vicente 1992–93 Primeira Liga 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
Beira-Mar 1993–94 Primeira Liga 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
1994–95 Primeira Liga 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1
Estrela Amadora 1995–96 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Alverca 1996–97 Segunda Liga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1997–98 Segunda Liga 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
1998–99 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
1999–2000 Primeira Liga 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2000–01 Primeira Liga 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Total 103 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 105 2
Vitória Setúbal 2001–02 Primeira Liga 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2002–03 Primeira Liga 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 56 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 2
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2003–04 2. Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
União Leiria 2005–06 Primeira Liga 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2006–07 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08 Primeira Liga 12 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 21 0
Total 16 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 25 6
Atromitos Yeroskipou 2008–09 Cypriot First Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Pinhalnovense 2009–10 Segunda Divisão 27 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 1
2010–11 Segunda Divisão 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 38 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 45 1
Career total 339 9 13 1 4 0 6 0 362 10

References

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