Costeado

Costeado
Personal information
Full nameJoão Ribeiro da Silva
Date of birth3 January 1959
Place of birthCreixomil, Portugal
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionRight back
Youth career
1972–1977Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978Vitória Guimarães1(0)
1978–1981Fafe53(2)
1981–1983Salgueiros65(3)
1983–1988Vitória Guimarães119(1)
1988–1989Beira-Mar35(1)
1989–1991Estrela Amadora8(0)
1991–1992Penafiel5(0)
1992–1995Ronfe
Total286(7)
National team
1987Portugal4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

João Ribeiro da Silva (born 3 January 1959 in Creixomil, Guimarães), commonly known as Costeado, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

During his professional career, Costeado played for Vitória de Guimarães (two spells, playing European competitions in the second), A.D. Fafe, S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and F.C. Penafiel. He also spent two years in amateur football with local amateurs Juventude de Ronfe, before retiring in 1995 at the age of 36.

Costeado was one of many players propelled to represent the Portuguese national team following the Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and would gain four caps during the following year. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 games and five goals.

In the 2000s, Costeado worked as goalkeeper coach for several clubs, including his main side Vitória in the 2003–04 campaign.

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