Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Brazilian footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Brazil 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 27 August 1980, Lençóis Paulista
Age: 39 years

Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa, often known as simply Rodrigo, is a Brazilian professional football player, currently playing in Vasco da Gama.

Career

Rodrigo began his career in Brazil, playing for his local club Ponte Preta and after spending 3 seasons there, being Copa Libertadores 2005 champion for São Paulo.

In February 2005 he moved to Dynamo Kyiv, which he signed a new contract in August 2006. He transferred himself to Flamengo in December 2007. In his first game as a starter for Flamengo on 7 February 2008, Rodrigo fractured his arm, had a surgery and stayed out of the fields for few months. In July 2008, Rodrigo moved to São Paulo on a contract of loan until December 2008. In January 2009, the loan contract was extended to July 2009. On 11 February 2010 Dynamo Kiev confirmed that the 28-year-old center back would play on loan for one year at Gremio Porto Alegre. Later in 2010, however, Rodrigo left Grêmio for city rivals Internacional. On 11 January 2011, Rodrigo joined Esporte Clube Vitória on a free transfer.

On 7 December 2012, Rodrigo joined Goiás Esporte Clube.

Honours

São Paulo
  • Brazilian League: 2008
Grêmio
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 2010
Internacional
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011
Goiás
  • Campeonato Goiano: 2013
Vasco da Gama
  • Campeonato Carioca: 2015, 2016

Individual

  • Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2016
  • “Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão”. Globoesporte.com. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-14. 

Career statistics

As of 15 June 2009
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2000 Ponte Preta Copa João Havelange 1 0 2 0 – 3 0
2001 Série A 22 2 8 1 – 30 3
2002 21 1 3 0 – 24 1
2003 17 2 – –
2004 São Paulo 34 3 – 16 3 50 6
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total
2004–05 Dynamo Kyiv Premier League 0 0
2005–06 1 0
2006–07 7 0
2007–08 0 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2008 Flamengo Série A 0 0 – 0 0 4* 0*
São Paulo 20 3 – 0 0 20 3
2009 9 0 – 3 0 18** 2**
Total Brazil 124 11 13 1 19 3 99*** 15***
Ukraine 8 0
Career total 27 3

* Include 4 games and 0 goals in Campeonato Carioca 2008.
** Include 15 games and 2 goals in Campeonato Paulista 2009.

*** See * and **.

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