Individual International Appearances, Part Five- Rui Costa (part 1)

Official International Appearance No. 1 / 0 Goals

Date: March 31, 19893

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Berne- Wankdorf Stadion 

Switzerland 1-Portugal 1 (Stephane Chapuisat 39 / Jose Semedo 44)

Notes:

1-First International Appearance, First Official Appearance, First appearance in an Official World Cup Qualifier, First Appearance as a Benfica Player, First start

2- First match with Carlos Queiroz as Manager

3-First away International match.

Photo From: L'Equipe de Suisse, Authors Guy Balibouse, Roger Felix, Pierre Tripod, 1993

(March 31, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Portugal 1)

Official International Appearance No. 2 / 0 Goals

Date: April 28, 19893

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz

Portugal 5-Scotland 0 (Rui Barros 5, 70, Jorge Cadete 45, 72, Paulo Futre 67)

Notes:

1-First match at home and at his home stadium of Benfica.

2-First won International match.

3-First match to be substituted. Rui Costa was substituted in the 53^rd minute by Veloso.

Photo from: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002

(Standing third from the left, April 28, 1993, World Cup qualifier, Portugal 5-Scotland 0)

Official International Appearance No. 3 / 1 Goals

Date: June 19, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 4-Malta 0 (Nogueira 1, Rui Costa 8, Joao Vieira Pinto 23, Jorge Cadete 85)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his First International goal.

Official International Appearance No. 4 / 2 Goals

Date: September 5, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Tallinn, Kadrioru staadion (Kadriorg)   

Estonia 0-Portugal 2 (Rui Costa 61, Antonio Folha 74)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his second International goal.

2-Rui Costa was substituted in the 73^rd minute by Joao Pinto.

Official International Appearance No. 5 / 2 Goals

Date: October 13, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 1-Switzerland 0 (Joao Vieira Pinto 8)

Official International Appearance No. 6 / 2 Goals

Date: November 10, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz

Portugal 3- Estonia 0 (Paulo Futre 2, Oceano 37 pen, Rui Aguas 86)

Notes:

1-Second match in his home stadium of Benfica.

2-Rui Costa was substituted in the 60^th minute by Vitor Paneira.

Official International Appearance No. 7 / 2 Goals

Date: November 10, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 1

Venue: Milano- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro

Italy 1-Portugal 0 (Dino Baggio 83)

Notes:

1-First match in his future home stadium of Milan.

2-Rui Costa was substituted in the 68^th minute by Domingos.

3-Last match under Manager Carlos Queiroz.

4-Portugal failed to qualify for the World Cup.

5-First loss at International level.

Photo From: World Soccer, February 1994

(with Dino Baggio, November 10, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 1-Portugal  0)

 

Official International Appearance No. 8 / 2 Goals

Date: January 19, 1994

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Vigo-Estadio Balaidos

Spain 2-Portugal 2 (Julio Salinas 43, Juanelle 77 / Lopez (own goal) 73, Oceano 83 pen)

Notes:

1-First Friendly match.

2-First and last match under caretaker Manager Eduardo Vingada.

3-Last match as a Benfica player and last match for the National Team while registered with a home club. From then on he would be registered with foreign clubs.

Official International Appearance No. 9 / 3 Goals

Date: September 7, 1994

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Belfast-Windsor Park

Northern Ireland 1-Portugal 2 (James Quinn 58 pen / Rui Costa 8, Domingos 81)

Notes:

1-First UEFA European Championship Qualifier.

2-First goal in a Euro Qualifier.

3-First match as a player for Italian club AC Fiorentina player.

4-First match under Manager Antonio Oliveira.

5-Rui Costa scored his third International goal.

Official International Appearance No. 10 / 3 Goals

Date: October 9, 1994

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Rīga -Daugavas Stadions

Latvia 1-Portugal 3 (Manjaks 88 / Joao Vieira Pinto 31, 72, Luis Figo 73)

Official International Appearance No. 11 / 3 Goals

Date: November 13, 1994

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Lisbon -Estadio Jose de Alvalade (Sporting)  

Portugal 1-Austria 0 (Luis Figo 37)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa was substituted in the 85^th minute by Domingos.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 71, December 1994

(November 13, 1994, UEFA EC Qualifier, Portugal 1-Austria 0)

Official International Appearance No. 12 / 3 Goals

Date: December 18, 1994

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz

Portugal 8-Liechtenstein 0 (Domingos 2, 11, Oceano 44, Joao Vieira Pinto 57, Fernando Couto 73, Antonio Folha 44, Paulo Alves 75, 79)

Note:

1-First match back at his former home stadium of Benfica.

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Standing, second  on the right, December 18, 1994, UEFA EC Qualifier, Portugal 8-Liechtenstein 0)

Official International Appearance No. 13 / 3 Goals

Date: February 22, 1995

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Eindhoven- Philips Stadion

Holland 0-Portugal 1 (Barbosa 8)

Note:

1-Second match in a Friendly.

2-Rui Costa was substituted in the 60^th minute by Paulo Bento.

Official International Appearance No. 14 / 3 Goals

Date: April 26, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Dublin- Lansdowne Road 

Republic of Ireland 1-Portugal 0 (Steve Staunton 45)

Note:

1-Second loss at International level and the first in a Euro Qualifier.

Official International Appearance No. 15 / 3 Goals

Date: June 3, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 3-Latvia 2 (Luis Figo 5, Carlos Secretario 19, Domingos 20 / Vladimir Babichevs 51, Vits Rimkus 85)

Photo From: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002

(Standing third from the left, June 3, 1995, UEFA EC Qualifier, Portugal 3-Latvia 2)

Official International Appearance No. 16 / 5 Goals

Date: August 15, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Eschen - Sportpark Eschen-Mauren

Liechtenstein 0-Portugal 7 (Domingos 25, Paulinho Santos 33, Rui Costa 41, 71 pen, Paulo Alves 67, 73, 76)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his fourth and fifth International goals. He scored his first goal from a penalty kick.

Official International Appearance No. 17 / 5 Goals

Date: September 3, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 1-Northern Ireland 1 (Domingos 47 / Michael Hughes 45)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa was substituted in the 82^nd minute by Paulo Alves.

Official International Appearance No. 18 / 5 Goals

Date: October 11, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Vienna-Ernst Happel Stadion

Austria 1-Portugal 1 (Peter Stoeger 21 / Paulinho Santos 49)

Photo From: World Soccer, June 1996

(Standing first on the right, October 11, 1995, UEFA EC Qualifier, Austria 1-Portugal 1)

Official International Appearance No. 19 / 6 Goals

Date: November 15, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 6

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz

Portugal 3-Republic of Ireland 0 (Rui Costa 60, Helder 74, Jorge Cadete 89)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his sixth International goal.

2-Rui Costa qualified for the first time with his Nation in the Finals of a competition, the Euros.

Official International Appearance No. 20 / 7 Goals

Date: January 24, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes 

France 3-Portugal 2 (Youri Djorkaeff 24, 75, Reynald Pedros 77 / Fernando Couto 23, Rui Costa 31)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his seventh International goal.

2-First loss in a Friendly.

3-Rui Costa was booked in the 79^th minute.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 22, April 1996

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

Official International Appearance No. 21 / 7 Goals

Date: February 21, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 1-Germany 2 (Antonio Folha 51 / Andreas Moeller 13, 65)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa was substituted in the 64^th minute by Nuno Capucho.

Official International Appearance No. 22 / 7 Goals

Date: June 9, 1996

Competition: UEFA European Championships-Group D

Venue: Sheffield, Hillsborough, England

Portugal 1-Denmark 1(Sa Pinto 53 / Brian Laudrup 22)

Notes:

1-First match in the Finals of a Tournament (the Euros).

2-First match at a Neutral venue.

Official International Appearance No. 23 / 7 Goals

Date: June 14, 1996

Competition: UEFA European Championships-Group D

Venue: Nottingham, City Ground, England

Portugal 1-Turkey 0 (Fernando Couto 65)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(June 14, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Portugal 1-Turkey 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(June 14, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Portugal 1-Turkey 0)

Official International Appearance No. 24 / 7 Goals

Date: June 19, 1996

Competition: UEFA European Championships-Group D

Venue: Nottingham, City Ground, England

Portugal 3-Croatia 0 (Luis Figo 4, Joao Vieira Pinto 33, Domingos 82)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa was substituted in the 46^th minute by Domingos.

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Standing first on the right, June 19, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Portugal 3-Croatia 0)

Official International Appearance No. 25 / 7 Goals

Date: June 23, 1996

Competition: UEFA European Championships-Quarterfinals

Venue: Birmingham-Villa Park, England

Czech Republic 1-Portugal 0 (Karel Poborsky 53)

Notes:

1-Last Match under Manager Antonio Oliveira.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(June 23, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Czech Republic 1-Portugal 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Standing, the first on the right, June 23, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Czech Republic 1-Portugal 0)

Official International Appearance No. 26 / 7 Goals

Date: August 31, 1996

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Yerevan-Hrazdan National Stadium

Armenia 0-Portugal 0

Notes:

1-First Match under new Manager Artur Jorge.

2-Rui Costa was substituted in the 80^th minute by Paulo Alves.

Official International Appearance No. 27 / 7 Goals

Date: October 5, 1996

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Kyyiv -Natsional'nyi Sportivnyi Komplex Olimpiys'kyi Stadion

Ukraine 2-Portugal 1 (Serhy Popov 4, Yury Maksymov 88 / Joao Vieira Pinto 83)

Official International Appearance No. 28 / 8 Goals

Date: October 9, 1996

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Tirana- Stadiumi Kombetar ‘Qemal Stafa’

Albania 0-Portugal 3 (Luis Figo 10, Helder 75, Rui Costa 86)

Notes:

1-Rui Costa scored his 8^th International goal.

Official International Appearance No. 29 / 8 Goals

Date: November 9, 1996

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Portugal 1-Ukraine 0 (Fernando Couto 58)

Notes:

1- Rui Costa was substituted in the 64^th minute by Sergio Conceicao.

Photo From: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002

(Standing, second from the right, November 9, 1996, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 1-Ukraine 0)

Official International Appearance No. 30 / 8 Goals

Date: December 14, 1996

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz

Portugal 0-Germany 0

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 96, January 1997

(December 14, 1996, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 0-Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 96, January 1997

(December 14, 1996, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 0-Germany 0)

Photo From: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002

(Standing, first on the right, December 14, 1996, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 0-Germany 0)

Official International Appearance No. 31 / 8 Goals

Date: January 22, 1997

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Braga- Estadio Primeiro de Maio

Portugal 0-France 2 (Didier Deschamps 10, Ibrahima Ba 62)

Notes:

1- Rui Costa was substituted in the 46^th minute by Sa Pinto.

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Standing, first on the right, January 22, 1997, Portugal 0-France 2)

Official International Appearance No. 32 / 8 Goals

Date: March 29, 1997

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 9

Venue: Belfast- Windsor Park

Northern Ireland 0-Portugal 0

           

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Standing, the first on the right, March 29, 1997, World Cup Qualifier, Northern Ireland 0-Portugal 0)