Diego Costa Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Costa Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Itaqui, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Grêmio | ||
| 1997–1999 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 | Juventude | 62 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Atlético-PR | 118 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Fluminense | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Santo André | ||
| 2009–2010 | Leixões | 23 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | 58 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Gabala | 25 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Diego Costa Silva, simply known as Diego (born 11 May 1979), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in in Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Diego represented in his country Esporte Clube Juventude, Clube Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense FC and Esporte Clube Santo André. He competed in the Série A with all the clubs, for example being an undisputed starter for the second as it finished second in the 2004 season (45 games).
In 2009 Diego moved to Portugal, where he played for Leixões S.C. and Vitória FC, both in the top division. At the end of his second campaign with the Setúbal-based team, he was chosen as best player in the squad.[1]
In June 2012, 33-year-old Diego signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FC, on a two-year contract.[2] In his first season at his new club he split starting duties with Anar Nazirov, appearing in a total of 18 official matches – two in the domestic cup – and making his debut on 4 August against Simurq PFC.[3]
Honours
Team
- Juventude
- Atlético Paranaense
- Paraná State League: 2005
- Fluminense
- Brazilian Cup: 2007
- Libertadores Cup: Runner-up 2008
Individual
- Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 2002
Club statistics
- As of 3 November 2013[4]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | Leixões | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Setúbal | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2012–13[5] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Portugal | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | |||
References
- ↑ "Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguidos em Setúbal" [Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguished in Setúbal] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Diego Costa joins Gabala". Gabala's official website. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Simurq vs. Qabala 1–1". Soccerway. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Diego Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "Premier League stats 2012/13" (PDF). PFL. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- CBF data (Portuguese)
- Globo Esporte profile (Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Diego Costa Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
- Guardian Stats Centre
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