Armando Costa (soccer)

Armando Costa
Personal information
Full name Armando (Rilhas) Costa
Date of birth (1949-07-20)July 20, 1949
Place of birth Bombarral, Portugal
Date of death December 7, 2012(2012-12-07) (aged 63)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1953–1968 Bombarralense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1984 Toronto First Portuguese (NSL)
1980–1982 Buffalo Stallions (MISL) (indoor)
Managerial career
1990 Toronto First Portuguese
1991 Toronto Blizzard (assistant)
1993–1997 O.S.A. High Performance Academy
1998 Toronto Lynx (assistant)
2000–2005 Libya U-17 & U-20 (Youth Technical Director)
2008–2012 Brampton City United FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando (Rilhas) Costa (July 20, 1949 – December 7, 2012) was a Portuguese Canadian singer, soccer coach and retired player. He was the head coach and Director of Soccer Operations for Brampton City United FC of the Canadian Soccer League until a 2-year battle with lymphoma took his life at the age of 63.[1]

  1. ^ "Armando Costa Lived the Game". Canadian Soccer League. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.