Francisco José da Costa, better known as Costinha , (born December 1, 1974 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for Dynamo Moscow, joining them from Porto.
Costinha played for Portugal at Euro 2004. Arguably his finest moment for Porto was when he scored against and effectively knocked out Manchester United in the 2003-04 Champions League first knockout round. Porto went on to win the title.
After a less-successful run with FC Porto in the 2004-05 season, he was sold to Dynamo Moscow with Maniche and Yourkas Seitaridis, joining former teamate Derlei.
