Hugo Costa

Hugo Alexandre Esteves Costa (born 4 November 1973) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.

Hugo Costa
Personal information
Full name Hugo Alexandre Esteves Costa
Date of birth (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973
Place of birth Tramagal, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1984–1992 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Gil Vicente 24 (2)
1993–1995 Beira-Mar 50 (1)
1995–1996 Estrela Amadora 10 (0)
1996 Stoke City 2 (0)
1996–2001 Alverca 103 (2)
2001–2003 Vitória Setúbal 56 (2)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 (0)
2005–2008 União Leiria 16 (1)
2008–2009 Atromitos Yeroskipou 6 (1)
2009–2011 Pinhalnovense 38 (0)
Total 339 (9)
National team
1995–1996 Portugal U21 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A graduate of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Costa never appeared however for its first team, going on to spend the following four seasons in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC, S.C. Beira-Mar (two years) and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, being relegated with the second club in the 1994–95 campaign.

In the 1996 summer, he signed with Stoke City in the English second level,[1] but left the Potters after only a couple of weeks and games,[2] returning to his country with F.C. Alverca and remaining with the Lisbon outskirts side for the following five seasons, three spent in the top flight.

From 2001 to 2003, also as first-choice and in the top division, Costa played with Vitória de Setúbal. Subsequently, he signed for Germany's Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (division two), remaining in the country for two years and suffering relegation in his second.

In 2005–06, Costa returned to Portugal and joined U.D. Leiria, playing in only 16 matches in the top tier in three seasons combined – 12 of those came in his last, with the side ranking 16th and last. Afterwards, the 34-year-old moved to Cyprus with Atromitos Yeroskipou.

After just one season, Costa once again returned to his country, joining lowly C.D. Pinhalnovense. He left in the 2011 summer aged nearly 38, and retired shortly after.

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Vicente 1992–93 Primeira Liga 242000000242
Beira-Mar 1993–94 Primeira Liga 240000000240
1994–95 Primeira Liga 261000000261
Total 501000000501
Estrela Amadora 1995–96 Primeira Liga 100000000100
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 2000200040
Alverca 1996–97 Segunda Liga 6000000060
1997–98 Segunda Liga 300200000320
1998–99 Primeira Liga 290000000290
1999–2000 Primeira Liga 251000000251
2000–01 Primeira Liga 131000000131
Total 10322000001052
Vitória Setúbal 2001–02 Primeira Liga 311000000311
2002–03 Primeira Liga 251100000261
Total 562100000572
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2003–04 2. Bundesliga 240100000250
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 100100000110
Total 340200000360
União Leiria 2005–06 Primeira Liga 1100000011
2006–07 Primeira Liga 3000000030
2007–08 Primeira Liga 120102060210
Total 161102060256
Atromitos Yeroskipou 2008–09 Cypriot First Division 6100000061
Pinhalnovense 2009–10 Portuguese Second Division 270510000321
2010–11 Portuguese Second Division 110200000130
Total 380710000451
Career total 3399131406036210

References
  1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 978-1-874287-39-1.
  2. "Stoke City". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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