Rui Costa

Rui Manuel César Costa OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica.^[2] He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors.

Rui Costa
Costa in 2019
34th President of Benfica
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2021
Preceded by	Luís Filipe Vieira
Personal details
Born	Rui Manuel César Costa (1972-03-29) 29 March 1972 (age 53) Amadora, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Occupation	Footballer
Association football career Position(s) Attacking midfielder Youth career 1977–1990 Benfica Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1990–1994 Benfica 78 (13) 1990–1991 → Fafe (loan) 38 (6) 1994–2001 Fiorentina 215 (38) 2001–2006 AC Milan 124 (4) 2006–2008 Benfica 43 (5) Total 498 (66) International career 1990 Portugal U18 4 (1) 1991 Portugal U20 11 (1) 1992–1994 Portugal U21 19 (7) 1993–2004 Portugal 94 (26) Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2004 Portugal 2000 Belgium-Netherlands FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1991 Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1994 France *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fafe	1990–91	Portuguese Second Division	38	6	0	0	—		—		38	6
Benfica	1991–92	Primeira Liga	21	4	3	0	7	0	1	0	32	4
	1992–93		23	4	4	1	4	0	1	0	32	5
	1993–94		34	5	3	1	8	4	2	0	47	10
	Total		78	13	10	2	19	4	4	0	111	19
Fiorentina	1994–95	Serie A	31	9	4	0	—		—		35	9
	1995–96		34	4	7	2	—		—		41	6
	1996–97		28	2	1	0	8	0	1	0	38	2
	1997–98		32	3	5	2	—		—		37	5
	1998–99		31	10	7	4	1	0	—		39	14
	1999–00		30	4	4	0	14	2	—		48	6
	2000–01		29	6	7	2	2	0	—		38	8
	Total		215	38	35	10	25	2	1	0	276	50
Milan	2001–02	Serie A	22	0	1	0	10	3	—		33	3
	2002–03		25	0	5	1	18	0	—		48	1
	2003–04		28	3	4	0	6	0	3	0	41	3
	2004–05		24	1	4	0	9	0	1	0	38	1
	2005–06		25	0	3	3	4	0	—		32	3
	Total		124	4	17	4	47	3	4	0	192	11
Benfica	2006–07	Primeira Liga	14	0	3	0	5	1	—		22	1
	2007–08		29	5	4	3	12	2	—		45	10
	Total		43	5	7	3	17	3	—		67	11
Career total			498	66	69	19	108	12	9	0	684	97

International

Portugal[4]
Year	Apps	Goals
1993	7	2
1994	5	1
1995	7	3
1996	11	2
1997	4	0
1998	5	3
1999	9	6
2000	13	3
2001	6	0
2002	7	2
2003	11	1
2004	9	3
Total	94	26

Honours

Club

Benfica

• Primeira Liga:^[5] 1993–94
• Taça de Portugal:^[5] 1992–93
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 1991, 1993

Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia: 1995–96, 2000–01
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1996

Milan

• Serie A: 2003–04
• Coppa Italia: 2002–03
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2002–03
• UEFA Super Cup: 2003
• Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 2003

International

Portugal

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991
• Toulon Tournament: 1992^[6]
• UEFA Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1990
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1994
• UEFA European Football Championship runner-up: 2004

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Player: 1992^[6]
• Toulon Tournament Top Scorer: 1992^[6]
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996,^[7] 2000^[8]
• FIFA XI: 1998^[9]
• UEFA Champions League: Top Assists 2002–03^[10]
• FIFA 100^[11]
• SJPF Player of the Month: September 2007^[12]
• Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2007^[13]
• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
• Fiorentina All-time XI^[14]

Orders

• Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[15]