Cândido Costa
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Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa (born 30 April 1981 in São João da Madeira
) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca
mainly as a right defender.
After not being able to fully break into the first team (having also served a six-month loan stint at Vitória Futebol Clube
and a full loan with Derby County FC
, in 2003–04, where he scored once against West Bromwich Albion
), Costa joined Sporting de Braga in 2004–05, also not being successful in two seasons - 29 league appearances combined.
Costa, who had started his career as a winger, joined C.F. Os Belenenses in 2006–07, ultimately reconverting into the right back position and becoming an undisputed starter for the capital
team, with nearly 75 league matches in his first three years, scoring against F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 18 March 2007, in a 2–0 away win.
After only appearing in 11 matches in the 2009–10 season due to constant injuries, with Belenenses returning to the second division
, 29-year old Costa had his second abroad experience, signing with Liga I
side FC Rapid Bucureşti.
São João da Madeira
São João da Madeira , in English St. John's Wood, is a municipality in northwestern Portugal. Its part of Porto Metropolitan Area, the second largest of Portugal. It has a land area of 8.11 km² and a total population of 21 685 inhabitants...
) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca
F.C. Arouca
Futebol Clube de Arouca is a Portuguese football club based in Arouca, Aveiro District. Founded on 25 December 1951, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 2,500-seat capacity.-History:...
mainly as a right defender.
Football career
Having started his football career with the youth teams of S.L. Benfica, Costa switched to F.C. Porto after a brief stint with S.C. Salgueiros (where he made his first division debuts, in 1999–2000). In his first full season at Porto, he contributed with 18 matches and two goals in the league, but the competition was lost in the last round to neighbours Boavista FC.After not being able to fully break into the first team (having also served a six-month loan stint at Vitória Futebol Clube
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
and a full loan with Derby County FC
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, in 2003–04, where he scored once against West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
), Costa joined Sporting de Braga in 2004–05, also not being successful in two seasons - 29 league appearances combined.
Costa, who had started his career as a winger, joined C.F. Os Belenenses in 2006–07, ultimately reconverting into the right back position and becoming an undisputed starter for the capital
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
team, with nearly 75 league matches in his first three years, scoring against F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 18 March 2007, in a 2–0 away win.
After only appearing in 11 matches in the 2009–10 season due to constant injuries, with Belenenses returning to the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, 29-year old Costa had his second abroad experience, signing with Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
side FC Rapid Bucureşti.