Costinha

Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1974)
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Costinha

Summary

Costinha is a human[1]. Born in Lisbon[2], he… he was born on +1974-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Costinha's place of birth was Lisbon[2].
  • Costinha was born on +1974-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Costinha held citizenship in Portugal[7].
  • Portuguese was Costinha's native language[8].
  • Costinha worked as an association football player[4].
  • Costinha's professions included association football coach[5].
  • Costinha received the Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[9].
  • Costinha's image is recorded as Costinha (footballer born 1974).jpg[10].
  • Costinha is recorded as male[11].
  • Costinha's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Costinha's Commons category is recorded as Costinha[13].
  • Costinha's position played on team / speciality is recorded as midfielder[14].
  • Costinha's sport is recorded as association football[15].
  • Costinha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bfqn[16].
  • Costinha's family name is recorded as Costinha[17].
  • Costinha's given name is recorded as Francisco[18].
  • Costinha's pseudonym is recorded as Costinha[19].
  • Costinha's participant in is recorded as 2006 FIFA World Cup[20].
  • Costinha's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2004[21].
  • Costinha's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2000[22].
  • Costinha's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • Costinha's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • Costinha's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[25].
  • Costinha's FIFA player ID is recorded as 177657[26].
  • Costinha's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Costinha was born in Lisbon[2]. He was born on +1974-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Portuguese was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Recognition

Costinha received the Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[9].

Why It Matters

Costinha ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month, #7,031 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Costinha born?

Costinha's place of birth was Lisbon[2].

What did Costinha do for work?

Costinha worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

What awards did Costinha receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Argentine Soccer Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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