Andrea Costa (footballer) explained

Andrea Costa
Height:1.82 m
Birth Date:1 February 1986
Birth Place:Reggio Emilia, Italy
Currentclub:Reggiana (U17 coach)
Years1:2003–2008
Caps1:43
Goals1:0
Years2:2003–2005
Caps2:16
Goals2:1
Clubs2:→ Reggiana (loan)
Years3:2008–2011
Caps3:85
Goals3:1
Years4:2011–2014
Caps4:72
Goals4:2
Years5:2014–2015
Caps5:22
Goals5:1
Years6:2015–2017
Caps6:50
Goals6:3
Years7:2017–2019
Caps7:21
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–2021
Caps8:29
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:Italy U-18[1]
Nationalyears2:2004–2005
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2005–2006
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Manageryears1:2021–
Managerclubs1:Reggiana (U17)

Andrea Costa (born 1 February 1986) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the coach of Under-17 squad of Reggiana.

Club career

Reggiana

Costa started his career at hometown club Reggiana of Serie C1.

Bologna

He was signed by Bologna in summer 2003 in co-ownership deal, but reported to squad in January 2005, which he already made 16 appearances for Reggiana.

After Bologna relegated in summer 2005, he entered the first team and played 43 Serie B games. Bologna also acquired Costa outright from bankrupted Reggiana in the same summer.

Reggina

On 31 January 2008, he was signed by Serie A team Reggina, located in Reggio Calabria, for €100,000 loan fee.[2] In June 2008, Reggina bought him outright for an additional €2.75 million transfer fee.[3]

Sampdoria

On 3 August 2011 he was signed by U.C. Sampdoria on a temporary basis for a loan fee of €1.9 million.[4] [5] [6] On 3 July 2012 he was signed in a definitive deal for another €1.1 million on a 4-year contract.[5] [7]

Parma

On 27 August 2014 Costa joined Parma with Marco Marchionni moved to opposite direction.[8] [9] Both players were valued for €2 million fee.[10] Costa became a free agent in June 2015, after the bankruptcy of the club.

Empoli

Costa signed a three-year contract with Empoli on 21 July 2015.[11] He left Empoli after the club relegated at the last round of 2016–17 Serie A season.

Benevento

On 13 July 2017, he agreed to join newly promoted Benevento from Empoli on a two-year contract.[12]

Reggio Audace

On 27 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Reggio Audace on a 3-year contract.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2748&squadra=11 FIGC
  2. Web site: Deposito Trasferimenti Calciatori – Stagione Sportiva 2007/2008 Seconda fase: Riepilogo. https://web.archive.org/web/20080203203811/http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/trasferimenti07080.shtml. 3 February 2008. 3 February 2008. 15 July 2017. Lega Calcio. Italian. dead.
  3. Book: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio 30 giugno 2008. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. financial report on 30 June 2008. 2009. Bologna. Italian C.C.I.A.A.. Italian.
  4. Book: U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio al 31 dicembre 2011. U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. financial report on 31 December 2011. 2012. Italian C.C.I.A.A.. Italian. 55.
  5. Book: U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio al 31 dicembre 2012. U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. financial report on 31 December 2012. 2013. Italian C.C.I.A.A.. Italian.
  6. Web site: Ufficiale: dalla Reggina arriva il difensore Andrea Costa. 3 August 2011. 11 June 2015. U.C. Sampdoria. Italian.
  7. Web site: Andrea Costa diventa blucerchiato a titolo definitivo. 3 July 2012. 11 June 2015. U.C. Sampdoria. Italian.
  8. Web site: Marco Marchionni è blucerchiato, Andrea Costa si trasferisce al Parma. Marco Marchionni in "blue-ringed", Andrea Costa moved to Parma. 27 August 2014. 11 June 2015. U.C. Sampdoria. Italian.
  9. Web site: Operazioni di mercato con la Samp: arriva Andrea Costa, Marco Marchionni in blucerchiato. 27 August 2014. 11 June 2015. Parma F.C.. Italian. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150612115227/http://fcparma.com/news/operazioni-di-mercato-con-la-samp-arriva-andrea-costa-marco-marchionni-in-blucerchiato?lang=it. 12 June 2015.
  10. Book: U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio al 31 dicembre 2014. U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. financial report on 31 December 2014. 2015. Italian C.C.I.A.A.. Italian. 37–38.
  11. Acquistato Andrea Costa. 21 July 2015. 15 July 2017. Empoli F.C.. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724120648/http://www.empolicalcio.net/Acquistato-Andrea-Costa.htm. 24 July 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Costa è giallorosso: formalizzato l'accordo. 13 July 2017. 15 July 2017. Benevento Calcio. Italian.
  13. Web site: Reggio Audace. ANDREA COSTA È DELLA REGGIO AUDACE: RITORNO IN GRANATA PER IL DIFENSORE REGGIANO. 27 August 2019. Italian.

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