José da Costa (footballer)

José Estevão da Costa (born 18 August 1928), known just as José da Costa, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a half-back.

José da Costa
Personal information
Full name José Estevão da Costa
Date of birth (1928-08-18) 18 August 1928
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 CUF Barreiro
1947–1952 Benfica 23 (1)
1952–1955 Vitória de Guimarães 72 (6)
1955–1957 Lusitano de Évora 31 (3)
Total 126 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Starting at CUF Barreiro, Costa was fringe player at Benfica, where he won two titles. Elsewhere, he helped Vitória de Guimarães and Lusitano de Évora establish themselves in the Primeira Liga.

Career

Born in Lisbon, Costa started his career at CUF Barreiro, before joining Benfica in 1947. He made his debut on 9 May 1948, against Elvas, and scored his first goal, two weeks later, on 30 May, with Olhanense.[1][2] His playing time was limited in 1948–49, as he only played once, on 10 October in a 6–0 win against Vitória de Setúbal.[3][4] In the following year, he played sparingly but still helped Benfica win the league and the Latin Cup, playing all the games of the latter.[5][6] Despite playing more games in 1950–51 and in 1951–52, he did not win any silverware, since he did play in any of Taça de Portugal campaign's that Benfica won.[7][8]

In 1952, he departs Benfica to play for Vitória de Guimarães, helping them to two consecutive eight place finishes in the league, but also being involved in the club first demotion in 1954–55.[9] He kept on playing in the first tier, moving to Lusitano de Évora in 1955, being regularly used in two seasons there, which included a club best, fifth place in 1956–57.[9]

Honours
Benfica[1]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. Tovar 2012, p. 720.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 211.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 215.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 219.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 223.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 224.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 232.
  8. Tovar 2012, p. 238.
  9. Abreu, Alberto (5 November 2008). "José da Costa". Glórias do Passado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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