Rui Costa
🇵🇹 POR · Midfielder · Age 52 · #10
Retired or currently unattached.
Quick Facts
Where is Rui from?
Rui Costa is from POR 🇵🇹.
What position does Rui play?
Rui Costa played as a Midfielder.
How many clubs has Rui played for?
Rui Costa has played for 3 clubs across 2 leagues since 1994.
How rare is Rui as a trivia answer?
On PlayFutbol's 1–5 rarity model, Rui scores 3/5 — Mid-tier. Rui is a mid-tier pick — well-known to league followers, fair game on most puzzles.
Rui's Career Path
Rui's career spans 32 years from 1994 to present, with a career chain length of 3.
Rui Costa in PlayFutbol Games
Rui is eligible as an answer in 7 of our 12 games. Here's the full breakdown:
| Game | Status | Why | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futbol Grid | Eligible | Eligible in Serie A grid | Play → |
| Futbol 11 | Eligible | Fills a Midfielder slot when their nationality is drawn | Play → |
| Futbol Wordle | Conditional | Limited to classic name-only mode — missing current club or jersey | Play → |
| Futbol Connections | Eligible | Pooled into nationality, era, and career-trait groups | Play → |
| Futbol Tic-Tac-Toe | Eligible | Valid pick for cells in SA | Play → |
| Futbol Top Five | Eligible | Candidate across our 47 ranking categories | Play → |
| Football Timeline | Eligible | Part of the 365-career chronological pool | Play → |
| Who Am I? | Conditional | Only 3 career clubs — clue sequence may be thin | Play → |
| Guess the Badge | N/A | Badge game is club-based, not player-based | — |
| Career Path | N/A | Only 3 career clubs (minimum is 4) | — |
| Futbol Bingo | Eligible | Matches several of the 100 bingo tasks | Play → |
| Missing XI | N/A | Not currently in our 15 curated classic match lineups | — |
Trivia Difficulty Breakdown
Based on famous-club coverage. Rui is a mid-tier pick — well-known to league followers, fair game on most puzzles.
Below the 4-club minimum for Career Path.
See the full breakdown in the table above.
Players Like Rui Costa
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clubs has Rui Costa played for?
Rui Costa has played for 3 clubs across 2 leagues: ACF Fiorentina, AC Milan, SL Benfica.
Is Rui Costa in Futbol Wordle?
Partially — Rui can appear in classic Wordle mode but lacks the full attribute set for the six-clue variant.
What is Rui's PlayFutbol rarity score?
3/5 — Mid-tier. Rui is a mid-tier pick — well-known to league followers, fair game on most puzzles.
Which teammates of Rui are also in our database?
Notable teammates include Nuno Gomes (shared club: SL Benfica); Roberto Baggio (shared club: ACF Fiorentina); Joao Neves (shared club: SL Benfica).
Has Rui Costa ever appeared in Who Am I?
Rui is a conditional pick — only 3 career clubs — clue sequence may be thin.
Does Rui qualify for Career Path?
No — Career Path requires at least 4 career clubs, and Rui currently has 3.
Where can I play a game featuring Rui right now?
Try Futbol Grid, Futbol 11, Futbol Connections — each rotates eligible players like Rui into the daily pool.
What position does Rui Costa play?
Rui Costa played as a Midfielder.
About this profile
Career data (clubs, appearances, goals) sourced from Transfermarkt and club official pages; cross-checked against Wikipedia. Trivia eligibility and rarity scores are computed directly from PlayFutbol's own puzzle generators.
Author: PlayFutbol Data Team · Questions or corrections? support@playfutbol.app