Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: [?i'ka?ðu 'k??t?]; born 16 May 1981) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Boavista F.C.
mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full back.
After making his senior debut with Porto (where he was only a reserve) he went on to play in Germany, France and Spain, mainly spending several seasons with Valencia in the latter country.
A Portugal international since 2005, Costa represented the nation in three World Cups and Euro 2012.