Flávio Rodrigues da Costa (14 September 1906 – 22 November 1999) was a Brazilian football player and manager. He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, as well as Colo Colo of Chile, and FC Porto of Portugal.
Costa coached the Brazil national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup; the loss against Uruguay has been described as Brazil's greatest humiliation of the 20th century. 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.
Playing career From 1926 until 1936, Costa played 145 matches, mostly as a midfielder, in the black and red jerseys of Flamengo and scored 15 goals in the process. From September 1934 forward he was player-manager.
The climax of his playing career was the winning of the state championship of Rio de Janeiro in 1927.
Managerial statistics TeamNationFromToRecordGWDLWin %Flamengo16 September 193410 January 1937 102 63 21 18 Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ)19371937 22 6 3 13 Santos19381938 16 7 2 7 Flamengo8 December 193818 November 1945 293 164 62 67 Brazil14 May 194416 July 1950 41 27 6 8 Flamengo10 March 194621 December 1946 49 27 6 16 Vasco da Gama1947 1950 114 92 13 9 Flamengo17 February 195121 December 1952 101 63 15 23 Vasco da Gama19531956 103 62 24 17 Brazil13 November 195313 November 1953 1 1 0 0 Brazil1 April 19568 August 1956 13 7 3 3 FC PortoAugust 19563 April 1957 32 20 4 8 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos19571958 75 37 18 20 Colo-Colo19591960 27 16 6 5 São Paulo FC19601961 64 31 16 17 Flamengo21 January 196222 July 1965 220 122 43 55 FC Porto19651966 29 17 7 5 América11 May 196819 October 1969 57 20 19 18 Bangu19701970 25 5 5 13 Total 1,384 787 273 324
Honours
As player Flamengo
Campeonato Carioca: 1927
As manager Flamengo
Campeonato Carioca: 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1963, 1965
Vasco da Gama
Campeonato Carioca: 1947, 1949, 1950 South American Championship of Champions: 1948
FC Porto
Primeira Divisão: 1955–56 Taça de Portugal: 1955–56, 1956–57
Colo-Colo
Campeonato Nacional: 1960
Brazil national team
South American Championship: 1949 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950 Copa Roca: 1945 Copa Rio Branco: 1947, 1950 Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1950, 1955, 1956 Taça do Atlântico: 1956
Rio de Janeiro state team
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950
See also List of football managers with the most matches
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