Photo: Рыбакова Елена / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Manuel da Costa had the kind of well-traveled career that fascinates me more than any single trophy. Born in Saint-Max, France in 1986, this towering centre-back at 194 cm played across Europe's leagues, Nancy, PSV, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, West Ham, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympiacos and Nacional. That itinerary alone tells a story of a defender clubs kept finding use for. The detail I keep returning to is the national switch: born in France, capped by Portugal's under-21s, then choosing senior football with Morocco. It's a reminder that football identity is rarely as tidy as a passport, and his journey wore that complexity openly.
Overview
Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi (Arabic: مانويل مروان دا كوستا ترينداد السنوسي; born 6 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has played for Nancy, PSV, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, West Ham United, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympiacos and Nacional. Born in France, he played for the Portugal under-21s before switching to play senior international football for Morocco.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manuel da Costa
- Name (Japanese)
- マヌエル・ダ・コスタ
- Reading
- まぬえる・だ・こすた
- Born
- May 6, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Saint-Max, Meurthe, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 194 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.