Augusto da Costa
Brazilian footballer and manager (1920-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Augusto da Costa (22 October 1922 – 1 March 2004) was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team. He was regarded as one of Brazil's finest defenders. He was known as a strong defender, for marking opponents and was also renowned for blocking shots and tackling and his leadership.
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Full name | Augusto da Costa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1920-10-22)22 October 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 March 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back (retired) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931–1936 | São Cristóvão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–1944 | São Cristóvão | 134 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–1954 | Vasco da Gama | 297 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 431 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1950 | Brazil | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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