Ricardo da Costa (footballer)Ricardo Valter da Costa is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as midfielder.CareerBorn in Goiânia, da Costa played for Atlético Goianiense before joined Zrinjski Mostar in summer 2003. In 2005 he trained with Hajduk Split for two months, but the transfer fell through. After that, Costa had a short spell with Metalurh Donetsk during the first half of the 2005–06 season. In January 2006, he was transferred to NK Međimurje and signed after one and a half years with Široki Brijeg. After four and a half years in Bosnia last with Široki Brijeg, he joined SC Weiz in January 2009, playing six months in the Austrian Regional League Central with the team, before signing for League rival WAC St. Andrä in July 2009.