Cândido Costa

Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa (born 30 April 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a right winger.

Cândido Costa
Personal information
Full name Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa
Date of birth (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Wingback
Youth career
1990–1996 Sanjoanense
1996–1999 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Salgueiros 9 (0)
2000–2001 Porto B 19 (2)
2000–2004 Porto 33 (3)
2003 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 12 (0)
2003–2004 → Derby County (loan) 34 (1)
2004–2006 Braga 29 (0)
2006–2010 Belenenses 79 (1)
2010–2011 Rapid București 12 (0)
2011–2012 Arouca 0 (0)
2012 Tondela 2 (0)
2013–2014 São João Ver 12 (0)
2014–2015 Ovarense 17 (2)
Total 258 (9)
International career
1997 Portugal U15 6 (1)
1996–1998 Portugal U16 14 (2)
1998 Portugal U17 8 (0)
1998–1999 Portugal U18 18 (5)
2001 Portugal U20 4 (1)
2000–2004 Portugal U21 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 162 games and four goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Salgueiros, Porto, Vitória de Setúbal, Braga and Belenenses. He also competed professionally in England and Romania.

Club career

Porto

Costa was born in São João da Madeira, Aveiro District. Having started his football career with the youth teams of S.L. Benfica, he switched to FC Porto after a brief stint with S.C. Salgueiros (where he made his Primeira Liga debut, in 1999–2000). In his first full season at Porto he contributed with 18 games and two goals in the league, but the title was lost in the penultimate round to neighbours Boavista FC. He was barely used in the 2002–03 title-winning side under José Mourinho, but played twice in the conquest of the UEFA Cup, including the entirety of an inconsequential 2–0 loss at Polonia Warsaw in the first round second leg.[1][2]

At the start of 2003, Costa was loaned to Vitória F.C. for the remainder of the season.[3] In July, he moved to Derby County of the Football League First Division for a full campaign.[4] He was sent off before half time on 25 August for a foul on Richard Langley in a 4–1 loss at Cardiff City.[5] Over 35 games, he scored once in a 1–1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 26 December.[6]

Belenenses

Costa joined S.C. Braga for 2004–05, on a three-year deal with the option of two more.[7] He totalled 29 league appearances during his two years in the Minho Province. Having started his career as a winger, he joined C.F. Os Belenenses in the 2006–07 season, ultimately reconverting into the right back position[8] and becoming an undisputed starter for the Lisbon-based team, with nearly 75 league matches in his first three years, scoring against F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 18 March 2007 in a 2–0 away win.[9]

Later career

After only appearing in 11 games in the 2009–10 season due to constant injuries, with Belenenses returning to the second level, 29-year-old Costa had his second abroad experience, signing with Liga I side FC Rapid București on a one-year deal with the option of one more.[10] He returned to his country's second division at F.C. Arouca in July 2011, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee days later,[11] and was unused by the time of his one-year transfer to C.D. Tondela of the same league the following June.[12]

In February 2013, Costa signed for SC São João de Ver in the third tier. He reunited with Ricardo Sousa, a former Porto teammate from his hometown.[13] He joined A.D. Ovarense in July of the following year.[14]

Honours

Porto

References
  1. "Polonia-FC Porto, 2–0 (Lukasiewicz, 67, Kus 80)". Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Lens-FC Porto, 1–0: Só um golo em falta agitou a noite portista" [Lens-FC Porto, 1–0: Only a foul goal ruined a Portista night]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "Cândido Costa: «Quero ter sucesso neste grande clube»" [Cândido Costa: "I want to be successful at this big club"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "Porto winger joins Rams". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. "Cardiff see off luckless Derby". BBC Sport. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. "West Brom 1–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  7. "Cândido Costa: «Clube histórico»" [Cândido Costa: "Historic club"]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. Pereira, David (27 September 2019). "Silas na "cadeira de sonho" 30 anos após ter recusado ser emprestado pelo Sporting" [Silas in "dream chair" 30 years after refusing to be loaned by Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. "Paços perde em casa" [Paços lose at home]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 19 March 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. "Cândido Costa no Rapid Bucareste" [Cândido Costa to Rapid București]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. "Cândido Costa pára seis meses" [Cândido Costa out for six months]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. "Cândido Costa assina por uma época" [Cândido Costa for one season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. "Cândido Costa e Ricardo Sousa: do F.C. Porto ao São João de Ver" [Cândido Costa and Ricardo Sousa: from F.C. Porto to São João de Ver] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. "Futebol: Treinador Arménio Henriques continua no 'banco' da Ovarense" [Football: Manager Arménio Henriques continues on Ovarense's 'bench'] (in Portuguese). Ovar News. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  15. "FC Porto-Marítimo, 2–0 (Pena 13, Alenitchev 78)". Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  16. "FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Ser sério e ganhar cedo em dia de falhar golos" [FC Porto-Trofense, 2–0: Serious display and early win on day of missed goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 November 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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