Fabio Costa | |
Fullname: | Fabio Costa |
Birth Date: | 1977 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Camaçari, Brazil |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 1991–1992 |
Youthyears2: | 1993 |
Youthyears3: | 1994 |
Youthyears4: | 1995–1996 |
Youthclubs1: | Bahia |
Youthclubs2: | Cruzeiro |
Youthclubs3: | PSV Eindhoven |
Youthclubs4: | Vitória |
Years1: | 1997–2000 |
Years2: | 2000–2003 |
Years3: | 2004–2005 |
Years4: | 2006–2013 |
Years5: | 2010–2011 |
Years6: | 2013 |
Clubs1: | Vitória |
Clubs2: | Santos |
Clubs3: | Corinthians |
Clubs4: | Santos |
Clubs5: | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) |
Clubs6: | → São Caetano (loan) |
Caps1: | 28 |
Caps2: | 63 |
Caps3: | 76 |
Caps4: | 86 |
Caps5: | 16 |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 271 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999–2000 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Fabio Costa (born 27 November 1977 in Camaçari, Bahia) is a former Brazilian goalkeeper.
Costa played for Brazil under-23 and won the 1996 Toulon Tournament and the 2000 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament. He was part of the Brazil under-23 team who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, headed by coach Luxemburgo.
Still uncapped for the senior national team, he was summoned by coach Emerson Leão for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup to be hosted by Japan and South Korea, but did not enter the field during the competition.
In 2010, he played only in the international friendly between Santos x Red Bull / NY.
On 16 December 2013, Costa, who has his contract ended in last day of the year, announced his retirement of football. According to him: "It was 21 years as a professional footballer, I have played since I was 15 years old. I lost my joy of playing. I have no hurts from Santos, I just stay sad for being not chosen."[1]