Costeado

Costeado
Personal information
Full name João Ribeiro da Silva
Date of birth (1959-01-03) 3 January 1959
Place of birth Creixomil, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
1972–1977 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Vitória Guimarães 1 (0)
1978–1981 Fafe 53 (2)
1981–1983 Salgueiros 65 (3)
1983–1988 Vitória Guimarães 119 (1)
1988–1989 Beira-Mar 35 (1)
1989–1991 Estrela Amadora 8 (0)
1991–1992 Penafiel 5 (0)
1992–1995 Ronfe
Total 286 (7)
National team
1987 Portugal 4 (0)
Teams managed
1996–1997 Paços Ferreira

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


João Ribeiro da Silva (born 3 January 1959 in Creixomil, Guimarães), known as Costeado, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

During his professional career, Costeado played for Vitória de Guimarães (two spells, playing European competitions in the second), A.D. Fafe, S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and F.C. Penafiel. He also spent two years in amateur football with local amateurs Juventude de Ronfe, before retiring in 1995 at the age of 36.

Costeado was one of many players propelled to represent the Portuguese national team following the Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and would gain four caps during the following year. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 games and five goals.

In the 2000s, Costeado worked as goalkeeper coach for several clubs, including his main side Vitória in the 2003–04 campaign.

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