Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (born 14 October 1971) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. Nicknamed ''Bicho'' (animal) and ''Tanque'' (

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) by his colleagues and fans for his aggressive and physical playing style, he spent most of his professional career with

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

, being

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for several seasons and winning a total of 24 major titles, notably eight

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championships and the 2004 Champions League. Having earned 50

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for

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, Costa represented the nation at one

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and one

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. After retiring, he worked as a manager for several clubs as well as the Gabon national team.

Playing career

Club

Born in

, Costa made his professional debut with

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on loan from hometown club

. The following season he was also loaned, to fellow

side Marítimo, appearing in 31 games including a controversial one in the

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where he scored an

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; despite it being clearly unintentional the accusations of scoring for his team continued, forcing Porto's president

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to forbid further loaned players to play against them, a decision that stood for several decades. Costa finally joined Porto in the 1992–93 campaign, eventually becoming a starter. Five seasons later he switched to jersey No. 2, previously worn by

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, also being named

as the veteran retired. His career three only met four black spots: two serious knee injuries (during 1995–96, which ruled him out of

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and during 1997's pre-season in Sweden) and a feud with coach

Octávio Machado Octávio Joaquim Coelho Machado (born 6 May 1949) is a Portuguese former football defensive midfielder and manager. Club career Born in Palmela, Setúbal District, Machado was a leading player for Vitória de Setúbal and FC Porto during the 19 ...

early in 2001–02, which forced him into "exile" at

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. However, the image of Costa as the captain went untouched, and Porto fans turned against Machado with massive criticism of his team management and coaching, eventually forcing him outside the club; during his time in

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, he played in defence alongside Luke Young,

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and Jonathan Fortune, in a back-line remembered for its pun name of "Young Fish Costa Fortune". Additionally, in 1996–97's

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, Costa was involved in an incident with

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George Weah George Manneh Oppong Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional Association football, footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served ...

on 20 November 1996, with the

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n breaking his nose, alleging that he had been racially abused. Costa strenuously denied the accusations of racism and was not charged by

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as no witnesses could verify Weah's allegations, not even his Milan teammates. Weah, on the other hand, was suspended for six matches, and later attempted to apologise to Costa but this was rebuffed by the Portuguese, who considered the charges of racist insults levelled against him to be defamatory and took the Liberian to court; the incident resulted in the latter being sidelined for three weeks, also having to undergo facial surgery. Costa returned to Porto in the summer of 2002 as

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was now in charge, and was unanimously chosen as captain of a side that went on to win a championship-

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–

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treble, making him the third Porto skipper in a row to lift cups at international level (following Pinto and Fernando Gomes). The player's winning streak continued as the next season he lifted the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup. In January 2006, after having been deemed surplus to requirements by new coach

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, Costa signed for

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from Belgium, reuniting with former Porto teammate

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and helping his new team to a runner-up finish in

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. He decided to retire in June for personal reasons, despite having a contract running until 2007.

International

Costa made his full international debut for

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on 11 November 1992 in a 2–1 friendly win over

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, France. He played alongside

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as the team reached the semi-finals of

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in Belgium and the Netherlands. Costa scored the first of two goals on 15 November 2000, in a 2–1 exhibition defeat of

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at the

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. He retired from international football following group-stage elimination at the

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in South Korea and Japan, having played 50 games; in that competition, he scored an

in the 3–2 loss to the

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. Previously, in

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, Costa was first-choice as the Portugal team won the

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Coaching career

2000s

In the 2006–07 season, Costa began his coaching career with

, first as assistant to

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, whom he replaced in February 2007. In his first season he led the

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side to the fourth place and the semi-finals of the domestic cup, also

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the

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in the UEFA Cup, being ousted by

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6–4 on aggregate. After again guiding Braga to the UEFA Cup group stage, Costa was fired midway through his

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. He moved to Segunda Liga club

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ahead of 2008–09, eventually finishing as champion and returning the

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ans to the first division after 34 years. After helping them to 13th place the following campaign – thus safe from relegation – he left, joining fellow top-division

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. Costa announced his departure from Académica and his retirement from coaching on 21 December 2010, citing personal reasons. The team was placed ninth after the 14th round, eventually narrowly escaping relegation.

2010s

In May 2011, Costa reneged on his retirement and signed a contract with

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. He was dismissed the following 8 April with the team five points clear in first place with nine games to go in

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, following a 5–0 home loss to nearest challengers

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. On 24 October 2012,

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

appointed Costa as their new manager, on the eve of a Europa League group stage tie against Fenerbahçe. He stayed in

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the following summer, agreeing to a 1+1 deal with

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. Costa coached the Gabon national team from 2014 until November 2016, being ousted from the

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group stage after one win and two losses. He returned to club duties on 15 May 2017, being appointed at Sfaxien. He moved back to his homeland in the following off-season, signing at Segunda Liga side Arouca and leaving by mutual consent less than three months later due to a poor string of results. On 22 November 2017, Costa was hired at

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, last-placed in France's

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. At the end of the season, with the club relegated in the same position, he resigned with a year remaining on his contract. In August 2018, Costa signed for Mumbai City for the upcoming campaign of the

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. After a third-place finish, the team lost 5–2 on aggregate to

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in the play-off semi-finals, conceding all of those goals in the first leg at home. On 5 March 2020, after finishing one place off qualification for the post-season, he was allowed to leave.

2020s

On 23 September 2020, Gustavo Ndong Edu, president of the

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, announced that Costa would be the new coach of the national team. Six days later, however, he decided to join Romania's

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instead. Costa returned to the Portuguese top tier on 4 February 2021, replacing the dismissed Sérgio Vieira at Farense on a four-month contract. In spite of relegation to the second division, he signed a new deal; on 30 August, however, he left by mutual consent after only one point in four matches to start the new campaign. On 3 February 2022, Costa returned to Sfaxien for the remainder of the season. He was dismissed on 7 April after a six-game winless run, concluding with a 1–1 draw at home to Hammam-Sousse. Costa went back to his country's second tier on 7 September 2022, being hired by Académico de Viseu in place of Pedro Ribeiro. On 20 December, he led the team to a 2–1 home win over top-flight club Boavista to make the

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of the

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for the first time; they were eliminated there by Porto, as in the quarter-finals of the national cup. In spite of collecting 20 victories in 34 matches, and with his side placed fourth (17th at the time of his arrival), he left by mutual consent on 20 April 2023. On 10 June 2023, Costa was confirmed as the manager of AVS of the same league; he was the first manager of the club after Vilafranquense relocated to

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due to poor infrastructure. On 7 December, he received a 17-day suspension and a fine for, five days prior, having insulted and threatened the

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in a match against

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. He eventually achieved top-division promotion in the play-offs, beating

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4–2 on aggregate. Costa returned to Porto in June 2024, as

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Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Porto *

: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04 *

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: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: 2003–04 *

: 2002–03 * Intercontinental Cup:

Portugal *

Individual * Portuguese Golden Ball: 2000

Manager

Olhanense * Segunda Liga: 2008–09 Cluj *

: 2011–12 Individual * CNID Breakthrough Coach: 2008–09 *

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Manager of the Month: October/November 2022, September 2023, December 2023

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