| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Valter da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | May 1, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | UFC Strallegg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997-2001 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2003 | Atlético Goianiense | 53 | (1) |
| 2003-2005 | Zrinjski Mostar[1] | 28 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Hajduk Split (loan)[2] | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Metalurg Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | NK Međimurje | 20 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Široki Brijeg | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | SC Weiz[3] | 13 | (1) |
| 2009-2010 | WAC St. Andrä | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | UFC Strallegg | ||
| 2011 | SV Stegersbach | ||
| 2011- | UFC Strallegg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ricardo Valter da Costa (born 1 May 1981 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for WAC St. Andrä.
Ricardo played for Atlético Goianiense before joined Zrinjski Mostar in summer 2003. He was on loan to Hajduk Split in January 2005. In this period he had a short spell with FC Metalurh Donetsk during the first half of the 2005-06 season.[4] In January 2006, he was transferred to NK Međimurje and signed after one and a half year with NK Široki Brijeg. After four and a half year with in Bosnia last with NK Široki Brijeg, joined in January 2009 to SC Weiz, he played six months in the Austrian Regional League Central with the team,[5] before signed for League rival WAC St. Andrä in July 2009.[6]