Dino da Costa

Dino da Costa
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-08-01)1 August 1931
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 89)
Place of death Verona, Italy
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1955 Botafogo 51 (36)
1955–1961 Roma 149 (71)
1960–1961 → Fiorentina (loan) 30 (8)
1961–1963 Atalanta 52 (18)
1963–1966 Juventus 51 (11)
1966–1967 Hellas Verona 31 (5)
1967–1968 Ascoli 10 (0)
International career
1958 Italy 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dino Da Costa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno da (k)ˈkɔsta]; 1 August 1931 – 10 November 2020) was a Brazilian-born Italian professional footballer. He played as a central midfielder and striker.[1] He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He made one appearance for the Italian national team in 1958. From 1948 to 1955, he made 51 appearances for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.

Da Costa died in Verona on 10 November 2020, aged 89.[2]

Honours

Club

Botafogo[3]
  • Campeonato Carioca: 1948
Atalanta[1]
Fiorentina[1]
Juventus[1]
Roma[1]

Individual

  • Campeonato Carioca Top Goalscorer: 1954 (24 goals)[1]
  • Serie A Top Goalscorer: 1956–57 (22 goals)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "DA COSTA, Dino" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ E’ morto Dino Da Costa. In viola fu protagonista della memorabile stagione 1960-61 (in Italian)
  3. ↑ "Dino da Costa". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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