Ricardo Valter da Costa

Ricardo

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Valter da Costa
Date of birth	May 1, 1981
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	UFC Strallegg
Youth career
1997-2001	Atlético Goianiense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001-2003	Atlético Goianiense	53	(1)
2003-2005	Zrinjski Mostar[1]	28	(5)
2005	Metalurg Donetsk	0	(0)
2006-2007	NK Međimurje	20	(0)
2007-2008	Široki Brijeg	7	(0)
2009	SC Weiz[2]	13	(1)
2009-2010	WAC St. Andrä	11	(0)
2010	UFC Strallegg
2011	SV Stegersbach
2011-	UFC Strallegg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ricardo Valter da Costa (born 1 May 1981 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for UFC Strallegg.

Career

Ricardo played for Atlético Goianiense before joined Zrinjski Mostar in summer 2003. He was on loan to Hajduk Split in January 2005. In this period he had a short spell with FC Metalurh Donetsk during the first half of the 2005-06 season.^[3] In January 2006, he was transferred to NK Međimurje and signed after one and a half year with NK Široki Brijeg. After four and a half year in Bosnia last with NK Široki Brijeg, joined in January 2009 to SC Weiz, he played six months in the Austrian Regional League Central with the team,^[4] before signed for League rival WAC St. Andrä in July 2009.^[5]

References

1. Playerhistory Profile
2. RL Mitte Profile
3. 2005-06 Metalurh Donetsk squad at FootballSquads
4. Für möglichen Abschied von Da Costa wird Ersatz gesucht - Kleine Zeitung.at
5. SC Sparkasse ELIN Weiz

External sources

• Ricardo at ogol.com.br