Full name Joao Ribeiro da Silva 1972–1977 Vitoria Guimaraes Playing position Name Joao Silva | Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ⁄2 in) | |
Date of birth (1959-01-03) 3 January 1959 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth Creixomil, Portugal | ||
João Ribeiro da Silva (born 3 January 1959 in Creixomil, Guimarães), known as Costeado, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.
Football career
During his professional career, Costeado played for Vitória de Guimarães (two spells, playing European competitions in the second), A.D. Fafe, S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and F.C. Penafiel. He also spent two years in amateur football with local amateurs Juventude de Ronfe, before retiring in 1995 at the age of 36.
Costeado was one of many players propelled to represent the Portuguese national team following the Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and would gain four caps during the following year. Over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 games and five goals.
In the 2000s, Costeado worked as goalkeeper coach for several clubs, including his main side Vitória in the 2003–04 campaign.