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Costinha
Personal Data
Name: Francisco Jose
Surname: Costinha
Known As: Costinha
Date of Birth: 01 Dec 1974
Birth Place: Lisbon
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Portuguese football player Jose Costinha poses before the friendly match against Italy in Braga, northern Portugal, 31 March 2004. AFP Photo / Miguel RIOPA
Career
Position: Midfielder
Clubs: Machico (1995-1996), Nacional Madeira (1996-1997), Monaco (Fra/1997-2001), FC Porto (since 2001)
International appearances: 23
International goals: 2
International debut: 14/10/1998, Slovakia-Portugal (0-3)
Last international appearance: 29/05/2004, Portugal-Luxembourg (3-0)
First international goal: 17/06/2000, Portugal-Romania (1-0)
Last international goal: 07/09/2002, England-Portugal (1-1)

European Championships

Appearances: 1 (2000), 4 matches, 1 goal

Semi-finals (2000)

Champions League

Winner (2004)

UEFA Cup

Winner (2003)

French Championship

Winner (2000)

Portuguese Championship

Winner (2003, 2004)

Portuguese Cup

Winner (2003)

Biography