Emmanuel Da Costa (born 3 September 1977) is a French professional

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He currently works as manager at the club

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Managerial career

Da Costa played football at an amateur level in the French lower division. An intelligent midfielder, his career was plagued by injuries. Da Costa began coaching at

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, and eventually became a professional coach when he promoted Quevilly-Rouen to

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in 2017. Da Costa left Quevilly-Rouen in May 2020. A few days later, he was announced as manager of SC Lyon. He was sacked from the job on 18 December 2020, after just one win in 16 games. On 15 March 2021, he was announced as manager of

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. On 9 June 2022, it was announced that Da Costa had joined Ligue 2 side

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as assistant manager to

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. In June 2024, Da Costa became new manager of

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Personal life

Born in France, Da Costa is of Portuguese descent.

References

External links

Emmanuel Da Costa
at FC Rouen official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Da Costa, Emmanuel 1977 births Living people Footballers from Rouen French men's footballers French football managers French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Men's association football midfielders Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players FC Rouen players Ligue 2 managers FC Rouen managers US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole managers US Créteil-Lusitanos managers AS Saint-Étienne non-playing staff