Anderson Costa (footballer, born 1980)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anderson Costa

| image =

| fullname = Anderson José de Jesus Costa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1999

| youthclubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain

| youthyears2 = 2000

| youthclubs2 = RFC Liège

| years1 = 2000

| clubs1 = RFC Liège

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2004

| clubs2 = Rad

| caps2 = Missing season 2003–04 21

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002

| clubs3 = → Dinamo Pančevo (loan)

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2006

| clubs4 = XV de Piracicaba

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = Camacha

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Santana

| caps6 = 25

| goals6 = 16

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = Camacha

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2010

| clubs8 = TSV St. Johann

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011

| clubs9 = União da Madeira

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2011–2013

| clubs10 = Ribeira Brava

| caps10 = 42

| goals10 = 11

| years11 = 2013–2014

| clubs11 = Oriental

| caps11 = 42

| goals11 = 11

| years12 = 2014

| clubs12 = Loures

| caps12 = 11

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2017

| clubs13 = Oriental

| caps13 = 2

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2018–2019

| clubs14 = Safranbolu Belediyespor

| caps14 = 18

| goals14 = 0

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

}}

Anderson José de Jesus Costa (born 30 January 1980) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Anderson Costa initially came to FR Yugoslavia for a trial at First League side Rad in May 2002.{{Cite web | url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2002/05/17/srpski/S02051604.shtml | title=Riva sa Banjice | language=Serbian | publisher=glas-javnosti.rs | date=17 May 2002 | access-date=1 March 2020}} He later signed with the Belgrade club and played eight games in the first half of the 2002–03 season, before going on loan to Second League side Dinamo Pančevo. In early 2006, Anderson Costa returned to Brazil and joined XV de Piracicaba.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/tb2006.htm | title=RELAÇÃO DE RETORNOS AO BRASIL 2006 | language=Portuguese | publisher=cbf.com.br | date=22 January 2007 | access-date=1 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821084913/http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/tb2006.htm | archive-date=21 August 2008}}

In September 2006, Anderson Costa moved back to Europe and signed with Portuguese club Camacha.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2006.htm | title=RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006 | language=Portuguese | publisher=cbf.com.br | date=22 January 2007 | access-date=1 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617140224/http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2006.htm | archive-date=17 June 2008}} He spent the rest of his career in the lower leagues of Portugal, before retiring in 2017.

He also played Austrian side TSV St. Johann and Turkish Safranbolu Belediyespor.[https://www.mackolik.com/index.php/futbolcu/anderson/auyj67cidjbvi8wnqj1v5bcgl] mackolik.com