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Journalist
Graduated from School of Journalism in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Having passed through OM during the 2004-2005 season, Eduardo Costa at that time witnessed a change of coach in the middle of the season, with the appointment of Philippe Troussier in place of José Anigo. And the former Brazilian midfielder denounces a fiasco with this choice on the part of the OM management.
His name probably won't resonate with younger people, but Eduardo Costa was one of the Brazilian figures in Ligue 1 in the early 2000s. Passed through the Girondins of Bordeaux (2001-2004) and much laterAS Monaco (2009-2011), he also wore the tunic of theABOUTbut this time for one season only (2004-2005). A season which was not necessarily memorable for the Marseille club, especially since in November 2004, José Me had been fired to make way for Philippe Troussier on the OM bench.
-“He ruined everything”
Questioned in the columns of THE TEAM on the football actor he would definitely not like to meet again, Eduardo Costa lets loose on Troussier : « What is the name of the man who succeeded José Anigo at OM? Yes, Philippe Troussier! With him, things went into a tailspin and he ruined everything. We should have done better. In Marseille, expectations are enormous and we have not assumed either », confides the former Brazilian midfielder, while theABOUT finally finished in 5th place in 2005 under the leadership of Philippe Troussier.
“Elie Baup was patient with me”
More Eduardo Costa has still remembered very good coaches during his career, and in particular a certain Elie Baup on the side of Bordeaux : « There was Tite at Grêmio. I liked his personality, his tenderness towards the players. A bit like Élie Baup, who was patient with me when I arrived in Bordeaux. I don't forget Mario Zagallo, who I knew with the Seleçao and who was unique too », confides the former player of theABOUT.
