Flávio Costa

Flávio Costa
Personal information
Full name Flávio Rodrigues da Costa
Date of birth (1906-09-14)September 14, 1906
Place of birth Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death November 22, 1999(1999-11-22) (aged 93)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1936 Flamengo 83 (8)
Teams managed
1934–1937 Flamengo
1937 Portuguesa da Ilha
1938 Santos
1938–1945 Flamengo
1945–1950 Brazil
1946 Flamengo
1947–1950 Vasco da Gama
1951–1952 Flamengo
1953–1956 Vasco da Gama
1955–1956 Brazil
1956–1957 Porto
1957–1958 Portuguesa
1959–1960 Colo-Colo
1960–1961 São Paulo
1962–1965 Flamengo
1965–1966 Porto
1970 Bangu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a former Brazilian football player. He played for Flamengo.

Playing career

From 1926 until 1936, Costa played 145 matches, mostly as a midfielder, in the black and red jerseys of Flamengo, scoring 15 goals.

The climax of his playing career was winning the state championship of Rio de Janeiro in 1927.

Managerial statistics

Team Nation From To Record
G W D L Win %
Flamengo  Brazil 16 September 1934 10 January 1937 102 63 21 18 61.76
Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ)  Brazil 1937 1937 22 6 3 13 27.27
Santos  Brazil 1938 1938 16 7 2 7 43.75
Flamengo  Brazil 8 December 1938 18 November 1945 293 164 62 67 55.97
Brazil  Brazil 14 May 1944 16 July 1950 41 27 6 8 65.85
Flamengo  Brazil 10 March 1946 21 December 1946 49 27 6 16 55.1
Vasco da Gama  Brazil 1947 1950 114 92 13 9 80.7
Flamengo  Brazil 17 February 1951 21 December 1952 101 63 15 23 62.38
Vasco da Gama  Brazil 1953 1956 103 62 24 17 60.19
Brazil  Brazil 13 November 1953 13 November 1953 1 1 0 0 100
Brazil  Brazil 1 April 1956 8 August 1956 13 7 3 3 53.85
FC Porto  Portugal August 1956 3 April 1957 32 20 4 8 53.85
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos  Brazil 1957 1958 75 37 18 20 49.33
Colo-Colo  Chile 1959 1960 27 16 6 5 59.26
Sao Paulo  Brazil 1960 1961 64 31 16 17 48.44
Flamengo  Brazil 21 January 1962 22 July 1965 220 122 43 55 62.38
FC Porto  Portugal 1965 1966 29 17 7 5 58.62
Bangu  Brazil 1970 1970 25 5 5 13 20
Total 1,327 767 254 306 57.8

Statistical overview

Coaching Career
From To Club Titles
1970 1970 Bangu AC
1965 1966 FC Porto (Portugal)
21/01/1962 22/07/1965 CR Flamengo (RJ) 1963 - Campeonato Carioca
1960 1961 São Paulo FC
1959 1960 Colo-Colo
1956 1957 FC Porto (Portugal)
1/04/1956 8/08/1956 Brazil (National Team)
13/11/1955 13/11/1955 Brazil (National Team)
1953 1956 CR Vasco da Gama (RJ)
17/02/1951 21/12/1952 CR Flamengo (RJ)
1947 1950 CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) 1947 - Campeonato Carioca

1948 - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões (South American Championship of Champions Clubs)
1949 - Campeonato Carioca
1950 - Campeonato Carioca
1953 - Torneio Intercontinental Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer (Intercontinental Rivadavia Correa Meyer Tournament)

14/05/1944 16/07/1950 Brazil (National Team) 1949 - Copa América
10/03/1946 21/12/1946 CR Flamengo (RJ)
8/12/1938 18/11/1945 CR Flamengo (RJ) 1939 - Campeonato Carioca

1940 - Torneio Rio - São Paulo
1942 - Campeonato Carioca
1943 - Campeonato Carioca
1944 - Campeonato Carioca

16/09/1934 10/01/1937 CR Flamengo (RJ)
Playing Career
From To Club Titles
1926 1936 CR Flamengo (RJ) 1927 - Campeonato Carioca
Brazil National Team Statistics
P W D L
56 35 9 12