Flávio Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Flávio Costa

Brazilian footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1906

Place of Birth: Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1999

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player and manager.
He was born in Carangola, Minas Gerais. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Flamengo and Vasco and Colo Colo of Chile, as well as FC Porto of Portugal. He was the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazilian coach.
As a consequence of his World Cup failure, he lost his prestige among the Brazilian press and supporters of the national team.
However, he was again manager of the Brazilian team in 1955 and in 1956. He died in Rio de Janeiro in November 1999.