Francisco Costa (handballer)

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Francisco Costa
Personal information
Full name Francisco Mota da Costa
Born (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)
Porto, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back/wing
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 6
Youth career
YearsTeam
2011–2019
 CIC
2019–2020
 CIC sénior
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2020–2021
 FC Porto
2021
 → Associação Artística de Avanca (loan)
2021–
 Sporting CP
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–
 Portugal 2 (6)
Medal record
Junior European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Portugal

Francisco Mota da Costa (born 16 February 2005) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team. [1] [2] He is also known by his nickname Kiko Costa.

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Honours

Individual awards

Personal life

He is the younger brother of handball player Martim Costa. His father, Ricardo Costa, is a former handball player and the coach of Sporting CP. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "MOTA DA COSTA, FRANCISCO". EHF. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Seleção A Masculina". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Germany dominate final to claim M19 EHF EURO 2021 crown". EHF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "FIVE NATIONS REPRESENTED IN M20 EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "OFICIAL: Ricardo Costa é o novo treinador do andebol do Sporting". maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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