Rui Costa

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1972 (54 years old)
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Amadora, Portugal

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Attacking Midfield

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1.80 m (5 ft 9 in)

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Rui Manuel César Costa OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica. He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors.

Regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football and one of Portugal's best players of all time, Costa usually played as an attacking midfielder and was particularly known for his excellent technique, playmaking ability, and eye for goal from midfield. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 as one of the 125 greatest living football players.

Nicknamed "The Maestro" and "Il Musagete", Costa spent the majority of his career with Benfica in Portugal and Fiorentina and AC Milan in Italy. In a top-flight career spanning 17 years, he won several trophies, including one Primeira Liga title, one Taça de Portugal, one Serie A title, three Coppa Italia, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Super Cup. A Portuguese international, he amassed 94 caps and scored 26 goals for A Seleção and represented the country in three UEFA European Championships and one FIFA World Cup.

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Italian Supercoppa... 2004	Italian Serie A 2003-2004	UEFA Super Cup 2003
UEFA Champions League 2002-2003	Italian Coppa Italia 2002-2003	Italian Coppa Italia 2000-2001
Italian Supercoppa... 1996	Italian Coppa Italia 1995-1996	Portuguese Primeira Liga 1993-1994
Portuguese Taca de... 1992-1993