Rubens Josué da Costa

Rubens Josué da Costa

Personal information
Full name	Rubens Josué da Costa
Date of birth	24 November 1928
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	31 May 1991 (aged 62)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1949–1950	Portuguesa Desportos
1951–1956	Flamengo
1957–1959	Vasco da Gama
National team
1952–1954	Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Rubens Josué da Costa (24 November 1928 – 31 May 1991) was a Brazilian football player. He was included in the Brazil national football team squad at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.^[1]

Rubens played club football for Ypiranga-SP, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Desportos, Santa Cruz-PE, Prudentina-SP, Ourinhos-SP and Bragantino-SP, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1953, 1954 and 1955 with Flamengo and in 1958 with Vasco da Gama.^[2]

References

1. Rubens Josué da Costa – FIFA competition record
2. "Especial - 2006 - Copa" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09.