Alberto Facundo "Tino" Costa (born 9 January 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Costa, commonly known as Tino, began his career in Argentina playing for local club La Terrazza.
After two years in Guadeloupe,[2] his great play caught the attention of Racing Club de Paris, who offered the player a trial.
There, he became a household name in the league appearing in 29 total matches scoring 3 goals helping Sète come within seven points of promotion.
[13] However, Costa refuted any claims of leaving the city of Montpellier and signed a contract extension on 1 July 2009 until the year 2013.
[17] On 1 July 2010, Costa joined La Liga club Valencia on a four-year contract for a transfer fee of €6.5 million.
[18] On 5 June 2013, it was announced that Costa left Valencia to go to Russian giants Spartak Moscow for €7 million transfer fee.
On 15 January 2016, Fiorentina confirmed the six-month loan signing of Costa with the view to a permanent option at the end of the season.
On the midnight 21 July 2016 it was announced that Costa left Spartak to go to Argentinian giants San Lorenzo as a free agent.