Toto Da Costa

Toto Da Costa (born 9 August 1973 in Angola) is an Angolan-Portuguese retired football player who is last known to have played for the Melbourne Knights of the National Soccer League from 2000 to 2002.

Toto Da Costa
Personal information
Full name Antonio Santos Maria Da Costa
Date of birth 9 August 1973
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 G.D. Estoril Praia
1995–1997 RBC Roosendaal
FC Eindhoven[2]
2000–2002 Melbourne Knights FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Da Costa played with RBC Roosendaal of the Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 1995/96[3] and 1996/97[4] seasons, Da Costa provided a hat-trick on his debut in December 1995.[5]

He signed a two-season deal with Melbourne Knights of the National Soccer League in winter 2000. He found it hard at first to get used to the physical oriented game in Australia compared to the tactical style he was accustomed to in Europe.[1] Considering this, the Luanda native stated that the National Soccer League was underrated in its quality[6] but left the Knights in summer 2002 to seek opportunities in the Netherlands.[7]

Despite being pensive over the fact that his family was not in Australia with him, he claimed that he liked life in the country.[1]

References
  1. Knights give Da Costa TOTO support Melbourne Knights FC
  2. 1998 - 1999 | Dordrecht'90 - Eindhoven FC Dordrecht
  3. 1995 - 1996 (1e divisie ) RBC
  4. 1996 - 1997 (1e divisie) RBC
  5. Dank zij Brokx heeft Ajax vier weken 'vrij' De Volkskrant
  6. NSL standard is high, says import Theage.com.au
  7. Knights may lose Da Costa Theage.com.au


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