Ricardo da Costa (footballer)
Ricardo Valter da Costa (born 1 May 1981 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for Polet Pribislavec in Croatia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Valter da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | May 1, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polet Pribislavec | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Atlético Goianiense | 53 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Zrinjski Mostar | 28 | (5) |
| 2005 | Metalurg Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | NK Međimurje | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Široki Brijeg | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | SC Weiz[1] | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | WAC St. Andrä | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | WAC St. Andrä B | 13 | (0) |
| 2010-2013 | UFC Strallegg | 37 | (22) |
| 2011 | → SV Stegersbach (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2012 | → SV Wildon (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2013 | → SV Gralla (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Union Birkfeld (loan) | 13 | (9) |
| 2014-2018 | ASK Schlaining | 125 | (16) |
| 2018-2019 | Polet Pribislavec | ||
| 2019 | ASKÖ Korkisch Rotenturm/Oberwart | 14 | (0) |
| 2020- | Polet Pribislavec | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Ricardo played for Atlético Goianiense before joined Zrinjski Mostar in summer 2003. In 2005 he trained with Hajduk Split for two months, but the transfer fell through. After that, Costa had a short spell with FC Metalurh Donetsk during the first half of the 2005-06 season.[2] In January 2006, he was transferred to NK Međimurje and signed after one and a half year with NK Široki Brijeg. After four and a half year in Bosnia last with NK Široki Brijeg, joined in January 2009 to SC Weiz, he played six months in the Austrian Regional League Central with the team,[3] before signed for League rival WAC St. Andrä in July 2009.[4]