Good point Radebeer, here we go :-
On August 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with
Leeds United.
[12] He was limited to cameo appearances, and was
sent off in a rare start, a game against
Bury for the
Football League Trophy, in which he received his marching orders after kicking an opponent; subsequently, he was never played again by manager
Dennis Wise.
[13]
On January 2008, Costa joined
Scottish club
Falkirk for a trial, but returned to
Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful.
[14] Costa was then released in April 2008.
[15]
[edit] Romania
For the 2008–09 season, Costa moved to
Romania with
FC Timişoara; the contract included a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury. However, he was released on 4 August 2008, in spite of not suffering any physical setbacks.
[16]
[edit] Bulgaria
In September 2008, Costa signed for
PFC CSKA Sofia.
[17] He made his club debut on 4 October, against
FC Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during
the season.
[18] On January 2009, CSKA released the player, via arbitration commission of the
Bulgarian Football Union.
[19]
On 28 January 2009, Costa joined
PFC Levski Sofia, on a three-year deal.
[20] He made his club debut also against Vihren, in the first game of the second round of the championship, a 3–2 win. On 9 May, he also appeared in
The Eternal Derby against ex-team CSKA, with a 2–0 away win; in total, he contributed with eight matches for an eventual league win.
[18][21]
On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa.
[22] Club coach
Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of 2008–09.
[23]
[edit] Return to Portugal
On 13 July 2009, Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining
C.D. Nacional.
[24] He wasn't registered for the
UEFA Europa League by the
Madeira club.
[25] On 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released,
[26] quickly signing with
G.D. Estoril Praia in the
second division.
