Career
Early career Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at South.L. Benfica, also being loaned to Chaplain to the Forces Os Belenenses and Amora F.C. during his formative years. In 2003 he moved to Italy"s A.C. (before Christ) Reggiana 1919, but failed to appear in any games in the season"s Serie C1/A. Greece In January 2005 Costa joined Greek club Ionikos Football Club, in the top division. During his two 1/2-year stay in the country, Costa was voted by fans and league players and coaches for two straight years to the annual All-Star game, held between the best Greek and foreign players.
England / Romania On 1 September 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with Leeds United.
He made seven appearances, all but one as a substitute, and was sent off in a rare start, a game against Bury for the Football League Trophy. His injuries otherwise largely prevented him from playing.
In mid-January 2008 Costa joined Scottish club Falkirk for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful. He was released in April.
Foreign the 2008-2009 campaign Costa moved to Romania with Football Club Politehnica Timișoara, with the contract including a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury.
He was released on 4 August 2008. Bulgaria In September 2008, Costa signed for PFC CSKA Sofia. He made his club debut on 4 October, against Football Club Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during the season.
In January of the following year CSKA released the player, via arbitration commission of the Bulgarian Football Union.
On 28 January 2009, Costa joined PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year deal. On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa.
Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of the campaign. Return to Portugal On 13 July 2009 Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining Communicative Disorders Nacional.
He wasn"t registered for the season"s Union of European Football Associations Europa League by the Madeira club and, on 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released, quickly signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level
Larissa Levski.