Villa (footballer)

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Villa
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Augusto Sartori Costa
Date of birth (1983-01-11) 11 January 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2003 Corinthians Paulista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Serra Negra
2004 Pasto
2004 Guaraní Antonio Franco
2005 Santa Rita
2005 Portuguesa (SP)
2006–2007 C.A. Rentistas
2007 Chiasso 5 (0)
2008–2009 PFC Belasitsa Petrich 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 1, 2008

Rodrigo Augusto Sartori Costa (born 11 January 1983), better known as Villa, is a Brazilian footballer .

Football career

Surnamed Sartori-Costa, he holds an Italian nationality by descent.

He started his career at Corinthians Paulista. In 2004, he left for Serra Negra. On 2 July 2004, he left Brazil for Pasto of Colombia. He then played for Guaraní Antonio Franco and C.D. Santa Rita of Ecuador until 29 July 2005, back to Brazil for Portuguesa (SP).

On 8 February 2006, Villa left Brazil again, this time to C.A. Rentistas, and on 31 August 2007 arrived in Europe to play for Chiasso.


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