Fabio Costa (born 27 November 1977 in Camaçari, Bahia) is a former Brazilian goalkeeper.
Career Costa played for Brazil under-23 and won the 1996 Toulon Tournament and the 2000 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament. He was part of the Brazil under-23 team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, headed by coach Luxemburgo.
Still uncapped for the senior national team, he was summoned by coach Emerson Leão for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup to be hosted by Japan and South Korea, but did not enter the field during the competition.
In 2010, he played only in the international friendly between Santos x Red Bull / NY.
On 16 December 2013, Costa, who has his contract ended on the last day of the year, announced his retirement of football. According to him: "It was 21 years as a professional footballer, I have played since I was 15 years old. I lost my joy of playing. I have no hurts from Santos; I just stay sad for being not chosen."Prestes a ficar sem contrato, Fábio Costa anuncia a aposentadoria
Honours
Club Vitória Bahia State League: 1995, 1996, 1997 Nordeste Cup: 1997, 1998 Brazilian Cup: 1997
Santos Brazilian League: 2002 São Paulo State League: 2006, 2007
Corinthians Brazilian League: 2005
International Brazil U23 Toulon Tournament: 1996 Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2000
Individual Bola de Prata: 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005
References
External links
santos.globo.com