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Name of Footballer: Eduardo Nascimento da Costa
Date of Birth: 23 September 1982
Place of Birth: Florianópolis, Brazil
Playing Position: Defensive Midfielder
Number: 24
Current Club: AS Monaco FC

Eduardo Costa played with Grêmio in 2007 on loan from Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona or, more internationally known as RCD Espanyol. He is noted especially for marking extremely tight, and is heavily booked with a seemingly alarming regularity.

Costa came in 2001 to Europe, being a member of the World Cup Under 17 winning side of Brazil, to play for Girondins de Bordeaux FC, in which he had been a regular in the first team for 3 seasons, which included playing a main role in Bordeaux in the UEFA Cup tournament in 2002-03. Costa then moved move to Olympique de Marseille football club. However, he signed up with RCD Espanyol for four million Euros in 2005 following an unhappy season with Olympique de Marseille.

Eduardo Costa’s honours include a victory with Brazil in the FIFA Under 17 World Cup held in 1997, the Copa do Brasil or Brazilian Cup with the Grêmio FootBall Porto Alegrense team in 2001, the Campeonato Gaúcho with the same team and in the same year, a win in the French League Cup or Coupe de la Ligue with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 2002, and the Spanish League Cup or Copa del Rey with RCD Espanyol in 2006.


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