Flávio Costa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flávio Rodrigues Costa | ||
Date of birth | September 14, 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
Date of death | November 22, 1999 | (aged 93)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1926–1936 | Flamengo | 83 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
1934–1937 | Flamengo | ||
1937 | Portuguesa da Ilha | ||
1938 | Santos | ||
1938–1945 | Flamengo | ||
1945–1950 | Brazil | ||
1946 | Flamengo | ||
1947–1950 | Vasco da Gama | ||
1951–1952 | Flamengo | ||
1953–1956 | Vasco da Gama | ||
1955–1956 | Brazil | ||
1956–1957 | Porto | ||
1957–1958 | Portuguesa | ||
1959–1960 | Colo-Colo | ||
1960–1961 | São Paulo | ||
1962–1965 | Flamengo | ||
1965–1966 | Porto | ||
1970 | Bangu | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football player and manager. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, as well as Colo Colo of Chile, and FC Porto of Portugal.
Costa coached the Brazilian squad at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; the loss against Uruguay has been described as Brazil's greatest humiliation of the 20th century. As a consequence of his World Cup failure, he lost his prestige among the Brazilian press and supporters of the national team. However, he was again manager of the Brazilian team in 1955 and in 1956.
He died in Rio de Janeiro in November 1999.
Playing career
From 1926 until 1936, Costa played 145 matches, mostly as a midfielder, in the black and red jerseys of Flamengo and scored 15 goals in the process. From September 1934 forward he was player-manager.
The climax of his playing career was the winning of the state championship of Rio de Janeiro in 1927.
Statistical overview
Coaching Career | |||
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From | To | Club | Titles |
1970 | 1970 | Bangu AC | |
1965 | 1966 | FC Porto (Portugal) | |
21/01/1962 | 22/07/1965 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | 1963 - Campeonato Carioca |
1960 | 1961 | São Paulo FC | |
1959 | 1960 | Colo-Colo | |
1956 | 1957 | FC Porto (Portugal) | |
1/04/1956 | 8/08/1956 | Brazil (National Team) | |
13/11/1955 | 13/11/1955 | Brazil (National Team) | |
1953 | 1956 | CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) | |
17/02/1951 | 21/12/1952 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | |
1947 | 1950 | CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) | 1947 - Campeonato Carioca 1948 - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões (South American Championship of Champions Clubs) |
14/05/1944 | 16/07/1950 | Brazil (National Team) | 1949 - Copa América |
10/03/1946 | 21/12/1946 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | |
8/12/1938 | 18/11/1945 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | 1939 - Campeonato Carioca 1940 - Torneio Rio - São Paulo |
16/09/1934 | 10/01/1937 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | |
Playing Career | |||
From | To | Club | Titles |
1926 | 1936 | CR Flamengo (RJ) | 1927 - Campeonato Carioca |
Brazil National Team Statistics | |||
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P | W | D | L |
56 | 35 | 9 | 12 |
- 1906 births
- 1999 deaths
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate football managers
- Brazilian football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in Chile
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- 1950 FIFA World Cup managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
- CR Flamengo footballers
- CR Flamengo managers
- Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) managers
- Santos FC managers
- Brazil national football team managers
- CR Vasco da Gama managers
- FC Porto managers
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers
- Colo-Colo managers
- São Paulo FC managers
- Bangu Atlético Clube managers
- Association football midfielders
- Player-coaches