Diamantino Costa

Diamantino Costa
Personal information
Full name	Diamantino José Vieira da Costa
Date of birth	29 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Portimão, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1965–1966	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1977	Benfica
1968–1969	→ Varzim (loan)
1977	Team Hawaii
1977	Las Vegas Quicksilvers
1977–1980	Portimonense
1980–1984	Estoril-Praia
1984–1985	União de Tomar
Total
International career
1969	Portugal U21
Managerial career
1994–1995	Portimonense
1997–1998	Portimonense
2003–2004	Portimonense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diamantino José Vieira da Costa (born 29 February 1948) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left winger

Over the course of 14 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 215 games and eighteen goals, mainly at Benfica, where he won eight major titles.

Club career

Born in Portimão, Costa is a youth graduate from S.L. Benfica, he made his professional debut on 3 November 1966 against Ovarense, also scoring his first goal.^[1] After two seasons playing for the reserves, he went on loan to Varzim in 1968–69.

During the next seasons, he was mostly used as substitute for António Simões, winning 6 Primeira Liga's and two Taças de Portugal.^[2] On 26 November 1969, he scored the third goal against Celtic in a second-round game of the 1969–70 European Cup. After a final 3–3 on aggregate, Celtic passed on coin toss.^[3]

In 1977, Costa left Benfica and joined freshly created Team Hawaii, later moving to the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, reuniting with Eusébio.^[4] Following this brief period, he returned to his home town club Portimonense, earning a Segunda Divisão title in 1978–79. He played a further five seasons, mostly at Estoril-Praia, retiring at age 37.

Honours

Benfica^[5]

Portuguese League: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
Portuguese Cup: 1969–70, 1971–72

References

^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ "Memórias da Champions: a moeda que derrotou o Benfica em 1969" [Memories of the European Cup: the coin that defeated Benfica in 1969]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 17 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Benfica". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19318): 17. 2 April 1977. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

External links

Diamantino Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[1] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

[2] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

[3] "Memórias da Champions: a moeda que derrotou o Benfica em 1969" [Memories of the European Cup: the coin that defeated Benfica in 1969]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 17 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[4] "Benfica". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19318): 17. 2 April 1977. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

[5] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 701. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

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