Profile of Rui Costa
Rui Costa
Rui Manuel César Costa
52
years
Portugal
-
kgs
Mid
position
180
cms
10
shirt number
101.24
M.€
91
ELO
Born on 29 March 1972 in Lisbon
Personal data
Country of birth
Portugal Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Southern Europe
Career details
Previous club
Benfica
Previous competition
Primeira Liga
Historic team
Fiorentina
Historical competition
Serie A
Most common shirt number
10
Other shirt numbers
5
Lower categories
SL Benfica (1981-90)
Form in last matches
0'
4.7 Pts.
87'
7.6 Pts.
90'
6.1 Pts.
90'
6.8 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Playmaker
84%
Other positions
- Right winger 16%
CAM
RW
Rating progression
91
94
01
06
Highest value in career
90 (2000)
Evolution of market value
101 M€
▲ 101
91
94
01
06
Highest value in career
101M (2001)
Rankings
General
-
Age
2º
By country
2701º
By position
97055º
MF
By position
4780º
CAM
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
47M€
Professional performance
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 744 |
118
▲
|
0.16
▲
|
80
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2007/08 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3758' | 36 | 7.2 | 75 |
|
|
29 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 2389' | 36 | 7 | 75 | |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 305' | 36 | 6.7 | 75 | |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 360' | 35 | 5.4 | 75 | |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 524' | 35 | 5.5 | 74 | |
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180' | 35 | 8.3 | 72 | |
|
|
2006/07 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1505' | 35 | 6.3 | 70 |
|
|
2005/06 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 1542' | 34 | 6 | 75 |
|
|
2004/05 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 2183' | 33 | 6 | 78 |
|
|
2003/04 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 2181' | 32 | 6.1 | 83 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 277 | 270 | 23569' | 50 | 29 |
|
|
5 | 192 | 136 | 11709' | 11 | 14 |
|
|
5 | 172 | 133 | 12308' | 28 | 20 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
12 | 339 | 301 | 26013' | 42 | 36 |
|
|
5 | 121 | 93 | 8505' | 18 | 18 |
|
|
7 | 58 | 39 | 3676' | 1 | 3 |
|
12 | 53 | 47 | 4086' | 14 | 2 |
|
|
6 | 23 | 18 | 1630' | 3 | 2 |
Teams played for
For the national team
94 times at International
4 times at U21
5 times at U20
1 once at U19
26
0.28
5
5
1
Other information
Times called up
98
Matches as a starter
89
Off the bench
5
Debut
31/3/1993
Age on debut
21.0 years old
Last match
4/7/2004
Age in last game
32.3 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2004 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 430' | 32 | 5.7 | 81 |
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 115' | 32 | 5.2 | 81 | |
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 315' | 32 | 5.6 | 81 | |
|
|
2003 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 730' | 31 | 6.1 | 84 |
|
|
2002 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 368' | 30 | 6 | 82 |
|
|
2001 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 538' | 29 | 6.4 | 90 |
|
|
2000 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1070' | 28 | 7 | 88 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
12 | 94 | 89 | 7082' | 26 | 6 |
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 409' | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 360' | 2 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 37 | 36 | 2540' | 9 | 0 |
|
5 | 23 | 23 | 1901' | 4 | 2 |
|
4 | 20 | 20 | 1748' | 10 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 12 | 9 | 783' | 2 | 1 |
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 409' | 1 | 1 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
150 matches
05 JAN. 08
35 years
100 matches
28 OCT. 07
35 years
50 matches
23 NOV. 05
33 years
50 matches
16 MAR. 05
32 years
150 matches
13 MAR. 05
32 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
3
10 Pts.
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
10 Pts.