Dino da Costa
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 10 November 2020 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Verona, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1955 | Botafogo | 51 | (36) |
1955–1961 |
Roma | 149 | (71) |
1960–1961 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 30 | (8) |
1961–1963 |
Atalanta | 52 | (18) |
1963–1966 |
Juventus | 51 | (11) |
1966–1967 |
Hellas Verona | 31 | (5) |
1967–1968 |
Ascoli | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
1958 | Italy | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dino da Costa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno da (k)ˈkɔsta];[needs Portuguese IPA] 1 August 1931 – 10 November 2020) was a Brazilian-Italian professional footballer, who played as a central midfielder or striker.[1]
Club career
Da Costa was born in
During his time with Roma, Da Costa also played for
International career
Despite being born in Brazil, Da Costa played once at senior international level for Italy, scoring his only goal in a 2–1 defeat to Northern Ireland, on 15 January 1958;[1] the defeat meant that Italy had failed to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, finishing second in their group, behind Northern Ireland, by a single point.[7]
Managerial career
Following his professional footballing career, Da Costa also served briefly as a coach in the lower divisions,
Death
Da Costa died in Verona on 10 November 2020, aged 89.[9]
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1948
- Atalanta[1]
- Coppa Italia: 1962–63
- Fiorentina[1]
- Coppa Italia: 1960–61
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1960–61
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1960–61
- Juventus[1]
- Coppa Italia: 1964–65
- Roma[1]
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Top Goalscorer: 1954 (24 goals)[1]
- Serie A Top Goalscorer: 1956–57 (22 goals)[1]
References
General
- "Da Costa Dino". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "DA COSTA, Dino" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Dino Da Costa" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Varanda, Pedro (15 March 2012). "Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Brazil. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Roma vs. Lazio: 2-2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b Stefano Bedeschi (1 August 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Dino DA COSTA" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Dino DA COSTA". Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "World Cup 1958 Qualifying". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Mattei, Giampaolo. "Lo scudetto vaticano? Ai Gendarmi E per gli Svizzeri "zero tituli"" (in Italian). vatican.va. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ E’ morto Dino Da Costa. In viola fu protagonista della memorabile stagione 1960-61 (in Italian)
- ^ "Dino da Costa". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
External links
- Dino da Costa at National-Football-Teams.com