Career
Correia was a youth product of hometown"s F.C. Porto, never appearing officially for its first team and going to play in three top division games with F.C. Alverca in the 2000-2001 season. From January 2002–June 2005 he represented, in the second level, Alverca, F.C. Penafiel, G.D. Chaves and South Carolina (U.S.) Espinho. Correia was one of five Portuguese players signed by South China Associate of Arts in the 2006 off-season, along with compatriot manager António Amaral, being referred by the team and local media as André Costa (Chinese: A哥斯達).
After a series of disappointing performances he was sacked, returning to his country and going on to resume his career exclusively in division three, with a host of clubs.
Correia represented Portugal at the 1999 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship in Nigeria, appearing in three matches in an eventual round-of-16 exit.