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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubens Josué da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1987 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1947 | Ypiranga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Ypiranga[1] | 67 | (25) |
| 1951 | Portuguesa Desportos[1] | 6 | (1) |
| 1951–1957 | Flamengo | 77 | (43) |
| 1956–1957 | → Santa Cruz[2] (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Vasco da Gama[3] | 42 | (16) |
| 1960–1963 | APEA Prudentina | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rubens Josué da Costa (24 November 1928 – 31 May 1991) was a Brazilian football player. He was included in the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]
Rubens played club football for Ypiranga-SP, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Portuguesa Desportos, Santa Cruz-PE, and Prudentina, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1953, 1954 and 1955 with Flamengo and in 1958 with Vasco da Gama.[5]
