SOCCER PLAYER

José Costa

1953 - Today

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José Alberto Barroso Machado e Costa (born 31 October 1953) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left winger, and is a manager. In 15 Primeira Liga seasons – 16 as a professional in total – he amassed totals of 301 matches and 37 goals in representation of four teams, mostly Porto. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Costa has received more than 4,376 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). José Costa is the 1,133rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,309th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.67

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  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Costa ranks 1,133 out of 21,273Before him are Josip Katalinski, Ludovic Giuly, Glenn Hoddle, Faustino Asprilla, Alfredo Foglino, and Didier Six. After him are Jiří Sobotka, Dušan Uhrin, Kasper Schmeichel, Emilio Recoba, Seiichi Sakiya, and Dimitri Payet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, José Costa ranks 144Before him are Chaka Khan, Sophie Calle, Steve Bannon, Eric Tsang, Kumba Ialá, and Leonel Fernández. After him are Esther Hayut, Gideon Levy, Kiti Mánver, Slavoljub Muslin, Leon Spinks, and Robert Zoellick.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, José Costa ranks 235 out of 633Before him are Alexandre Herculano (1810), Maria Severa Onofriana (1820), Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515), Carlos Seixas (1704), Carlos Tavares (1958), and Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938). After him are Vasco Gonçalves (1921), Miguel Torga (1907), André Villas-Boas (1977), Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483), António Simões (1943), and José Torres (1938).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, José Costa ranks 25Before him are Nani (1986), Pauleta (1973), Humberto Coelho (1950), João Cancelo (1994), Manuel Bento (1948), and Fernando Couto (1969). After him are António Simões (1943), José Torres (1938), José Peseiro (1960), João Félix (1999), Fábio Coentrão (1988), and Bruno Alves (1981).