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Diamantino Costa
Personal information
Full name Diamantino José Vieira da Costa
Date of birth (1948-05-29) 29 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1965–1966 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1977 Benfica84 (8)
1968–1969Varzim (loan)25 (5)
1977 Team Hawaii10 (1)
1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers5 (0)
1977–1980 Portimonense38 (2)
1980–1984 Estoril-Praia91 (13)
1984–1985 União de Tomar
Total 253 (29)
International career
1969 Portugal U213 (0)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Portimonense
1997–1998 Portimonense
2003–2004 Portimonense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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[edit]

Born in Portimão, Costa is a youth graduate from S.L. Benfica, he made his professional debut on 3 November 1966 against Ovarense, also scoring his first goal.[1] After two seasons playing for the reserves, he went on loan to Varzimin1968–69.

During the next seasons, he was mostly used as substitute for António Simões, winning 6 Primeira Liga's and two Taças de Portugal.[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 left Benfica and joined freshly created Team Hawaii, later moving to the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, reuniting with Eusébio.[4] Following this brief period, he returned to his home town 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[edit]

Benfica[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  • ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  • ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  • ^ "Benfica". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19318): 17. 2 April 1977. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  • ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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