Augusto da Costa

Augusto

Personal information
Full name	Augusto da Costa
Date of birth	22 October 1920
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	1 March 2004 (aged 83)
Place of death	Brazil
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1936–1944	São Cristóvão
1945–1954	Vasco
National team
1949–1950	Brazil	20	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Augusto da Costa (22 October 1920 – 1 March 2004) was a Brazilian footballer who played for the Brazil national football team. He captained the Brazil team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936, with São Cristóvão, leaving the club in 1944.^[1] In 1945 he joined Vasco, retiring in 1954.^[1] He played 20 games for the Brazilian national team and scored one goal.^[1]

References

1. "Augusto - Zagueiro" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-07.