Eduardo Costa

Football player infobox|
playername= Eduardo Costa
fullname = Eduardo Nascimento da Costa
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|9|23|df=y
cityofbirth = Florianópolis
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.82
nickname =
currentclub = Espanyol
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2001
2001-2004
2004–2005
2005–2008
2007–
clubs = Grêmio
Bordeaux
Marseille
Espanyol
→Grêmio "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 11 (1)
88 (3)
30 (1)
47 (1)
15 (0)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
pcupdate = 22 July 2006
ntupdate = 22 July 2006

Eduardo Nascimento da Costa, (born 23 September, 1982 in Florianópolis) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He plays defensive midfielder for Grêmio on loan from RCD Espanyol. He is especially noted for being an extremely tight marker, and is booked with alarming regularity [ [http://football.stats.com/liga/players.asp?player=8089 Stats Hosted Solution Football ] ]

A member of Brazil's Under 17 World Cup winning side, he came to Europe in 2001 to play for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, where he commanded a regular first team spot for three seasons, including playing a key role of Bordeaux's Uefa Cup run in 2002-03. He followed that with a move to Olympique de Marseille, but after an unhappy year there, he was signed by Espanyol in 2005 for 4 million euros.

Honours

*Winner FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1997 with Brazil
*Winner Copa do Brasil (Brazilian Cup) in 2001 with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
*Winner Campeonato Gaúcho in 2001 with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
*Winner Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup) in 2002 with FC Girondins de Bordeaux
*Winner Copa del Rey (Spanish League Cup) in 2006 with RCD Espanyol

Contract

*1st August 2007 to 31st July 2008

References

External links

*lfpfr|104510