Costinha

Francisco Jos? da Costa, better known as Costinha, (born December 1, 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for Dynamo Moscow, joining them from Porto.

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Costinha played for Portugal at Euro 2004. Arguably his finest moment for Porto was when he scored against and effectively knocked out Manchester United in the 2003-04 Champions League first knockout round. Porto went on to win the title.

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After a less-successful run with FC Porto in the 2004-05 season, he was sold to Dynamo Moscow with Maniche and Yourkas Seitaridis, joining former teamate Derlei.

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