João Ribeiro da Silva (born 3 January 1959), known as Costeado, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Costeado was born in the village of Creixomil,

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...

. During his professional career he played for Vitória de Guimarães (two spells, playing European competitions in the second), AD Fafe,

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded on 8 December 1911, in the parish of Paranhos, it is mostly known f ...

, S.C. Beira-Mar, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and

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; he also spent two years in amateur football with local Juventude de Ronfe, before retiring in 1995 at the age of 36. Costeado was one of many players propelled to represent the Portugal national team following the Saltillo Affair at the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

, and would win four caps during the following year. Over 11 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 197 matches and five goals. Subsequently, Costeado worked as

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coach for several clubs, including his main one Vitória from

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costeado 1959 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória S.C. players AD Fafe players S.C. Salgueiros players S.C. Beira-Mar players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players F.C. Penafiel players Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese football managers F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers Footballers from Guimarães