Rodrigo Costa | |
Birth Date: | 30 August 1976 |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Height: | 180 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 1995–1998 |
Youthclubs1: | Union College |
Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs1: | Detroit Dynamite |
Years2: | 1999 |
Clubs2: | Mid Michigan Bucks |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 11 |
Years3: | 2000 |
Clubs3: | Chicago Sockers |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 2001–2004 |
Clubs4: | Indiana Blast |
Caps4: | 69 |
Goals4: | 29 |
Rodrigo Costa is a former Brazilian association football forward who played professionally in the United States.
Costa attended Union College where he was a 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAIA Honorable Mention All American soccer player.[1] He holds the Union College record for career goals.[2] During the 1997 and 1998 collegiate off-seasons, Costa played for the Detroit Dynamite of the Premier Development Soccer League. In 1997, he led the league in scoring en route to earning Rookie of the Year.[3] In 1998, he was the PDSL MVP.[4] In 1999, Costa moved to the Mid Michigan Bucks for one season.[5] In 2000, he played for the Chicago Sockers. That season, the Sockers won the league title by defeating the Mid Michigan Bucks, 1-0, in the championship game on a goal by Costa.[6] On January 18, 2001, Costa signed with the Indiana Blast of the USL A-League.[7] He played four seasons with Indiana.[8]