Rui Costa

: January 5, 2024
: Soccer Player

Quick Facts
Rui Costa Biography
Rui Costa Net Worth
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Who is Rui Costa Dating?
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Rui Costa
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1972(1972-03-29)
Age	52
Birthplace	Amadora
Country	Portugal
Horoscope	Aries

Rui Costa Biography

Name	Rui Costa
Birthday	Mar 29
Birth Year	1972
Place Of Birth	Amadora
Birth Country	Portugal
Birth Sign	Aries
Parents	Vitor Costa, Manuela Costa
Spouse	Rute Costa
Children(s)	Filipe Costa, Hugo Costa

Rui Costa is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 29, 1972 in Amadora, Portugal. Midfielder who starred for Fiorentina from 1994 to 2001 and was a member of the Portuguese national team from 1993 to 2004.

He was teammates with defender Paolo Maldini on AC Milan from 2001 to 2006.

At age five, Costa joined the infant indoor football team of Damaia Ginásio Clube. Costa tried his luck at Benfica. Within ten minutes of training, Portugal legend Eusébio, who was supervising the youngsters, was impressed with Costa’s skills. Up until 1990, Costa played for Benfica’s youth squads. In his first full season, he was loaned to A.D. Fafe on a season-long deal.

In the summer of 1991, Costa’s displays at Fafe had impressed Portugal Under-21 coach Carlos Queiroz so much that he was called up to the team to represent Portugal in the World Youth Cup. The Portuguese under-20 national team won a World Youth Championship in 1991. His clinching penalty kick against Brazil in the final helped win the title on home soil and announced Costa as one of the brightest members of what would become known as the “Golden Generation.”

He grew up in Amadora, Portugal.

Rui Costa Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Soccer Player
House	Living in own house.

Rui Costa is one of the richest Soccer Player from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rui Costa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started playing soccer at the age of five and joined the Benefica youth system after a very short tryout.

He was one of the most talented members of Portugal’s Golden Generation of soccer players.

Rui Manuel César Costa OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj ˈkɔʃtɐ] ; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	5 ft 11 in

Rui Costa height 5 ft 11 in Rui weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rui Costa Dating?

According to our records, Rui Costa married to Rute Costa. As of December 1, 2023, Rui Costa’s is not dating anyone.

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Despite the heavy competition with the best midfielders in that time such as Zinedine Zidane, Costa was named the best number 10 player in Serie A a few times. His departure from Fiorentina was discussed every season, since many clubs constantly showed interest in signing him. However, he only left Fiorentina one season before their bankruptcy in the 2001–02 season. With the Florentine club, Costa won the Coppa Italia twice, also winning a Supercoppa Italiana. In June 2001, Fiorentina agreed to sell both Costa and Francesco Toldo to Parma for 140 billion lire. Despite both players refusal to join, Costa and Toldo were sold to AC Milan and Inter Milan, respectively, for the same total transfer fee.

Facts & Trivia

Rui Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Rui Costa celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.

Costa was especially instrumental in helping Portugal reach the 2004 final on home soil, scoring a screamer of a goal at the Estádio da Luz against England in the quarter-final match, and the sight of a distraught Costa at the end of a 1–0 defeat to Greece was one of the enduring images of the tournament.

Is Rui Costa a legend?

A product of Benfica’s famous youth academy, Rui Costa’s story is the stuff of club legend , having first been discovered by Eusebio at the age of just nine.

When did Rui Costa retire?

LISBON, May 11 (Reuters) – Veteran Portugal playmaker Rui Costa was given an emotional send-off as he confirmed his retirement from the game after Benfica’s 3-0 win over Vitoria Setubal on Sunday.

How good was Rui Costa?

Regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football and one of Portugal’s best players in recent history , Costa usually played as an attacking midfielder and was particular known for his excellent technique, playmaking ability, and eye for goal from midfield.