Toy Costa
Encyclopedia
Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa (born 15 June 1977 in Lisbon
), aka Toy, is a Cape Verde
an-Portuguese
footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense as a forward.
, first starting in amateur football. In 1999, he signed with first division giants S.L. Benfica, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell.
Toy represented mainly S.C. Olhanense, first arriving at the Algarve club in 2004, then returning in the 2007 summer, after a spell in Saudi Arabia
. In 2008–09
, in the second level
, he contributed with six goals as Olhanense returned to the top flight after a 34-year absence.
In the following three first division seasons, Toy was relatively used by the Algarve club, mainly as a substitute.
internationally, receiving his first callup at nearly 31, in May 2008.
Lisbon
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), aka Toy, is a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an-Portuguese
Portugal
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footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense as a forward.
Club career
Toy spent the bulk of his professional career in his adopted country, PortugalPortugal
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...
, first starting in amateur football. In 1999, he signed with first division giants S.L. Benfica, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell.
Toy represented mainly S.C. Olhanense, first arriving at the Algarve club in 2004, then returning in the 2007 summer, after a spell in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. In 2008–09
2008–09 Liga de Honra
The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...
, in the second level
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...
, he contributed with six goals as Olhanense returned to the top flight after a 34-year absence.
In the following three first division seasons, Toy was relatively used by the Algarve club, mainly as a substitute.
International career
Toy opted to represent Cape VerdeCape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
internationally, receiving his first callup at nearly 31, in May 2008.