Rodrigo Costa (footballer, born 1975)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Rodrigo Costa

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa
Date of birth	(1975-07-30) 30 July 1975
Place of birth	Laranjal Paulista, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
	XV de Novembro (Piracicaba)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	C.S. Marítimo
1995	Palmeiras
1995	Guarani
1996	Palmeiras
1997	Juventude
1998–2001	Grêmio
2002	Santos	0	(0)
2002–2006	1860 Munich	106	(4)
2006	Standard Liège	1	(0)
2007	Cerro Porteño
2007	TSV Hoffenheim DE
2009	Marília
2010	Resende
2012	Comercial
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa (born 30 July 1975) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Costa was born in Laranjal Paulista.

He played for C.S. Marítimo in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup.

In February 2002, he left Brazil again, for 1860 Munich. After four and a half seasons, he left for Standard Liège.

In his last year in Munich, he just played in the DFB-Pokal.