Rodrigo Costa (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 30, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Sao Paolo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995-1998 | Union College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | Detroit Dynamite | ||
| 1999 | Mid Michigan Bucks | 15 | (11) |
| 2000 | Chicago Sockers | 19 | (9) |
| 2001-2004 | Indiana Blast | 69 | (29) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rodrigo Costa is a former Brazilian association football forward who played professionally in the United States.
Costa attended Union College where he was a 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAIA Honorable Mention All American soccer player.[1] He holds the Union College record for career goals.[2] During the 1997 and 1998 collegiate off-seasons, Costa played for the Detroit Dynamite of the Premier Development Soccer League. In 1997, he led the league in scoring en route to earning Rookie of the Year.[3] In 1998, he was the PDSL MVP.[4] In 1999, Costa moved to the Mid Michigan Bucks for one season.[5] In 2000, he played for the Chicago Sockers. That season, the Sockers won the league title by defeating the Mid Michigan Bucks, 1-0, in the championship game on a goal by Costa.[6] On January 18, 2001, Costa signed with the Indiana Blast of the USL A-League.[7] He played four seasons with Indiana.[8]