| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Fürstenfeldbruck, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Köln | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS Wengern | |||
| –1998 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 1998–2003 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | VfL Bochum II | 78 | (20) |
| 2006–2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 114 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | VfL Osnabrück | 67 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Viktoria Köln | 74 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2016 | |||
Claus Costa (born 15 June 1984) is a German footballer who last played for Viktoria Köln.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||||
| 2003–04 | VfL Bochum II | Oberliga Westfalen | 16 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 7 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2005–06 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Regionalliga Nord | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | Oberliga Nordrhein | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3. Liga | 25 | 2 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | VfL Osnabrück | 3. Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | FC Viktoria Köln | Regionalliga West | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | Germany | 242 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 25 | |
| Career total | 242 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 25 | ||