Pedro Costa (footballer, born 1981)

Pedro Miguel de Castro Brandão Costa (born 21 November 1981) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.

A product of Boavista's youth system that still appeared with modest Gondomar and Famalicão in his early years as a senior,[2][3] he joined Primeira Liga club Braga in the 2002–03 campaign.

He made his first-team debut on 26 April 2003, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against S.L.

[6] Again mainly used as a backup with the Students, he appeared on both sides of the defensive sector when called upon,[7][8] playing a career-best with the professionals 22 games in his second year as the team finished in seventh position.

[9] In June 2011, after having appeared in 11 league matches in the season (13 overall), 30-year-old Costa left Académica and signed for F.C.