Rui Costa

Portuguese footballer (born 1972)
Person human Q190608
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Summary

Rui Costa was born on March 29, 1972[1], in Amadora[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,966 views/month, #6,505 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Portugal[5]
  • Native language: Portuguese[6]
  • Position held: chairperson[7]
  • Award received: Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Rui Costa[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[11]
  • Sport: association football[12]
  • Family name: Costa[13]
  • Given name: Rui[14]
  • Honorific suffix: Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[15]
  • Participant in: 2002 FIFA World Cup[16], UEFA Euro 2004[17], UEFA Euro 1996[18], UEFA Euro 2000[19]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 1[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese[21]
  • Birth name: Rui Manuel César Costa[22]
  • Country for sport: Portugal[23]
  • Name in native language: Rui Costa[24]
  • Different from: Rui Costa[25]
  • Start of work period: 1989[26]
  • Height: 180 cm[27]
  • Mass: 74 kg[28]
  • Total goals in career: 0[29]
  • P14470: Characters/Rui_Costa[30]
  • P14750: AE16-2192-FE9D-DE72-3A04[31]

Why It Matters

Rui Costa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Rui Costa born?

Rui Costa was born in Amadora[2].

What did Rui Costa do for work?

Rui Costa worked as an association football player[3].

What awards did Rui Costa receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Prince Henry[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 1953
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 1953, Add zerozero player ID (P3047)"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → AE16-2192-FE9D-DE72-3A04
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  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Rui_Costa
    Native language → Portuguese
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Rui_Costa, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 14w ago · ~2026-37481-83 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Work period start → —
    Start of work period → +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Position played on team / speciality → midfielder
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Native language: Spanish"
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