Márcio Alexandre Bastos da Costa (born 18 May 1971), simply known as Márcio Costa, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Márcio Costa
Personal information
Full name Márcio Alexandre Bastos da Costa
Date of birth (1971-05-18) 18 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1989 São Cristóvão
1990–1991 Bragantino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Bragantino
1994–1997 Fluminense 98 (1)
1995–1997Flamengo (loan) 104 (1)
1998–2001 Corinthians 85 (4)
2001 Brasiliense
2001 Santa Cruz
2002 Coritiba
2003 Cabofriense
2004 Olaria
2005 Sampaio Corrêa
2006 Campinense
2006–2007 Resende
2008 São Cristóvão
2008–2010 Resende
2009São Cristóvão (loan)
2010 Volta Redonda
2010–2011 Barra Mansa
2011–2013 Capital-DF
2012Aracruz (loan)
2014 Legião
2015 Coríntians de Caicó
2016 Ceilandense
2017 Bolamense [pt]
2017 CFZ-DF
2019 Santa Maria-DF [pt]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Career

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Revealed by the youth sectors of São Cristóvão FR, Márcio Costa began his career at Bragantino. He then played for Fluminense, where he was state champion and made 98 appearances, and for Flamengo, where he was again state champion and the Copa Oro in 1996. He played 104 matches for the club, scoring one goal.[1]

In 1997 he joined Corinthians, a team where he was a substitute most of the time, but participated in historic achievements such as the Brazilian two-time championship and the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000. He made 85 appearances and scored 4 goals for the club.[2]

From 2001 onwards Márcio Costa played for countless Brazilian football clubs, but without making history in any of his spells. He was champion of the second tier of Rio de Janeiro in 2007 with Resende FC, and was promoted to the first division with Barra Mansa FC years later.[3] In 2015 he played for another "Corinthians", Corinthians de Caicó do Rio Grande do Norte. At 41 years old, he attributes the longevity of his career to the fact that he has never been injured.[4][5]

Costa spent the last years of his career playing in Federal District football, being champion of the local second division with Bolamense in 2017. His last club was Santa Maria in 2019.[6]

Honours

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Fluminense
Flamengo
Corinthians
Resende
Bolamense

References

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  1. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Marcio Costa)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Márcio Costa, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro do Barra Mansa relembra trajetória no futebol". Lance! (in Portuguese). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Campeão mundial pelo Corinthians, zagueiro vai jogar em "xará" do RN". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ ""Me chamam de avô", diz ex-Timão, Fla e Flu que defende clube no RN" (in Portuguese). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Bolamense empata com o CFZ Brasília e vai para a Série A 2018". Esportes Brasília (in Portuguese). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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