André Correia

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André Correia

Full name	André Gil Gomes Correia da Costa
Date of birth	February 9, 1979 (1979-02-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Portugal
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Center back
Club information
Current club	C.D. Portosantense
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006 2007	F.C. Porto Maia F.C. Porto Alverca Penafiel Chaves Espinho Lousada South China Portosantense G. D. Estoril Praia	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 5 (0) ? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

André Gil Gomes Correia da Costa (born February 9, 1979 in Portugal), known simply as André Correia, is a Portuguese football center back who currently plays for C.D. Portosantense in the Portuguese Second Division.

1 Career in Hong Kong
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career in Hong Kong

Correia was one of five Portuguese players signed by South China in 2006, along with Portuguese manager Jorge Amaral. He was referred by the club and local media as André Costa (traditional Chinese: A哥斯達).

After his debut with the club in the first match of the 2006-07 season, some fans began to concern that he was overrated. As the season went on, his lack of pace and inability to clear the ball were often criticized by fans and local media.

After a series of disappointing performance, Correia was sacked by South China in November 2006.^[1] He then returned to Portugal to play for C.D. Portosantense and then moved do G. D. Estoril Praia.