{{short description|Brazilian footballer (1920-2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{family name hatnote|da Costa|Costa}} {{infobox football biography | name = Augusto da Costa | image = Augusto 'Augusto' da Costa, capitaine du Brésil en finale de Coupe du monde de football 1950 (cropped).jpg | caption = Augusto lining up with Brazil at the 1950 FIFA World Cup | fullname = Augusto da Costa | height = | position = Centre-back, right-back | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|10|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|03|01|1920|10|22|df=yes}} | death_place = Brazil | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | years1 = 1936–1944 | years2 = 1945–1954 | clubs1 = São Cristóvão | clubs2 = Vasco | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 297 | goals2 = 22 | nationalyears1 = 1946–1950 | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 18 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA|1889}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}} {{Medal|RU|1950 Brazil|}} {{MedalCompetition|Copa América}} {{Medal|W|1949 Brazil|}} {{Medal|RU|1946 Argentina|}} }} '''Augusto da Costa''' (22 October 1920 – 1 March 2004), sometimes known as just '''Augusto''', was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. He captained the Brazil national team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936, with São Cristóvão, leaving the club in 1944.<ref name="cbf">{{cite web| title= Augusto - Zagueiro| url= http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/24j.html| accessdate= 2009-01-07| publisher= Brazilian Football Confederation| language= Portuguese| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090207152719/http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/24j.html| archivedate= 2009-02-07| url-status= dead}}</ref> In 1945 he joined to Vasco da Gama, retiring in 1954.<ref name="cbf"/> He played 18 games for the Brazil national team and scored one goal.<ref name="cbf"/>
==Honours== ;Vasco da Gama *Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952 *South American Championship of Champions: 1948 *Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1953
;Brazil *Copa América: 1949 *FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Brazil squad 1946 South American Championship}} {{Brazil squad 1949 South American Championship}} {{Brazil Squad 1950 World Cup}}
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