Flávio Costa

Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football player and manager. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Flamengo and Vasco, as well as Colo Colo of Chile, and FC Porto of Portugal.

Flávio Costa

Personal information
Full name	Flávio Rodrigues Costa
Date of birth	September 14, 1906
Place of birth	Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death	November 22, 1999 (aged 93)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1936	Flamengo	83	(8)
Teams managed
1934–1937	Flamengo
1937	Portuguesa da Ilha
1938	Santos
1938–1945	Flamengo
1945–1950	Brazil
1946	Flamengo
1947–1950	Vasco da Gama
1951–1952	Flamengo
1953–1956	Vasco da Gama
1955–1956	Brazil
1956–1957	Porto
1957–1958	Portuguesa
1959–1960	Colo-Colo
1960–1961	São Paulo
1962–1965	Flamengo
1965–1966	Porto
1970	Bangu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Costa coached the Brazilian squad at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. As a consequence of his World Cup failure, he lost his prestige among the Brazilian press and supporters of the national team. However, he was again manager of the Brazilian team in 1955 and in 1956.

He died in Rio de Janeiro in November 1999.

Playing career

From 1926 until 1936, Costa played 145 matches, mostly as a midfielder, in the black and red jerseys of Flamengo and scored 15 goals in the process. From September 1934 forward he was player-manager.

The climax of his playing career was the winning of the state championship of Rio de Janeiro in 1927.

Statistical overview

Coaching Career
From	To	Club	Titles
1970	1970	Bangu AC
1965	1966	FC Porto (Portugal)
21/01/1962	22/07/1965	CR Flamengo (RJ)	1963 - Campeonato Carioca
1960	1961	São Paulo FC
1959	1960	Colo-Colo
1956	1957	FC Porto (Portugal)
1/04/1956	8/08/1956	Brazil (National Team)
13/11/1955	13/11/1955	Brazil (National Team)
1953	1956	CR Vasco da Gama (RJ)
17/02/1951	21/12/1952	CR Flamengo (RJ)
1947	1950	CR Vasco da Gama (RJ)	1947 - Campeonato Carioca 1948 - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões 1949 - Campeonato Carioca 1950 - Campeonato Carioca
14/05/1944	16/07/1950	Brazil (National Team)	1949 - Copa América
10/03/1946	21/12/1946	CR Flamengo (RJ)
8/12/1938	18/11/1945	CR Flamengo (RJ)	1939 - Campeonato Carioca 1940 - Torneio Rio - São Paulo 1942 - Campeonato Carioca 1943 - Campeonato Carioca 1944 - Campeonato Carioca
16/09/1934	10/01/1937	CR Flamengo (RJ)
Playing Career
From	To	Club	Titles
1926	1936	CR Flamengo (RJ)	1927 - Campeonato Carioca

Brazil National Team Statistics
P	W	D	L
56	35	9	12

External links

• Flávio Costa at Museu dos Esportes (in Portuguese)
• Flávio Costa article at Museu dos Esportes at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007) (in Portuguese)
• Flávio Costa at Sambafoot (in Portuguese)