Rodrigo Costa (footballer, born 1976)

Rodrigo Costa
Personal information
Date of birth	August 30, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1998	Union College
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Detroit Dynamite
1999	Mid Michigan Bucks
2000	Chicago Sockers
2001–2004	Indiana Blast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Costa is a former Brazilian association football forward who played professionally in the United States.

Costa attended Union College where he was a 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAIA Honorable Mention All American soccer player.^[1] He holds the Union College record for career goals.^[2] During the 1997 and 1998 collegiate off-seasons, Costa played for the Detroit Dynamite of the Premier Development Soccer League. In 1997, he led the league in scoring en route to earning Rookie of the Year.^[3] In 1998, he was the PDSL MVP.^[4] In 1999, Costa moved to the Mid Michigan Bucks for one season.^[5] In 2000, he played for the Chicago Sockers. That season, the Sockers won the league title by defeating the Mid Michigan Bucks, 1-0, in the championship game on a goal by Costa.^[6] On January 18, 2001, Costa signed with the Indiana Blast of the USL A-League.^[7] He played four seasons with Indiana.^[8]

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[1] Union College All Americans

[2] Union College soccer records

[3] The Year in American Soccer – 1997

[4] 1998 PDSL League Awards

[5] All-Time Bucks Player Registry Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[6] The Year in American Soccer – 2000

[7] Blast sign Rodrigo Costa

[8] 2004 Indiana Blast

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