Diamantino Costa

Diamantino Costa
Personal information
Full name Diamantino José Vieira da Costa
Date of birth (1948-02-29) 29 February 1948
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
1965–1966 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1977 Benfica 84 (8)
1968–1969 → Varzim (loan) 25 (5)
1977 Team Hawaii 10 (1)
1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers 5 (0)
1977–1980 Portimonense 38 (2)
1980–1984 Estoril-Praia 91 (13)
1984–1985 União de Tomar
Total 253 (29)
National team
1969 Portugal U21 3 (0)
Teams managed
1994-1995 Portimonense
1997–1998 Portimonense
2003–2004 Portimonense

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Diamantino José Vieira da Costa (born 29 February 1948) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left winger

Over the course of 14 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 215 games and eighteen goals, mainly at Benfica, where he won eight major titles.

Club career

Born in Portimão, Costa ia a youth graduate from S.L. Benfica, he made his professional debut on 3 November 1966 against Ovarense, also scoring his first goal. After two seasons playing for the reserves, he went on loan to Varzim in 1968–69.

During the next seasons, he was mostly used as substitute for António Simões, winning 6 league titles and two Portuguese cups.[1][2] On 26 November 1969, he scored the third goal against Celtic in a second round game of the 1969–70 European Cup. After a final 3-3 on aggregate, Celtic passed on coin toss.[3]

In 1977, Costa joined freshly created Team Hawaii, later moving to the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, reuniting with Eusébio. Following this brief period, he returned to his hometown club Portimonense, earning a Segunda Divisão title in 1978-79. He played a further five seasons, mostly at Estoril-Praia, retiring at age 37.

Honours

Benfica[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nº196 - Diamantino Costa". Vedeta ou Marreta (in Portuguese). 10 October 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Diamantino Costa". Serbenfiquista.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Memórias da Champions: a moeda que derrotou o Benfica em 1969" [Memories of the European Cup: the coin that defeated Benfica in 1969]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 17 October 2006.
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