André Correia
# André Correia

André Gil Gomes Correia Costa (born 9 February 1979), known as Correia, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

## Club career

Born in Porto, Correia was a youth product of hometown's FC Porto, never appearing officially for its first team and going to play three Primeira Liga matches with F.C. Alverca in the 2000–01 season. From January 2002–June 2005 he represented, in the second division, Alverca, F.C. Penafiel, G.D. Chaves and S.C. Espinho.

Correia was one of five Portuguese players signed by South China AA in the 2006 off-season along with compatriot manager António Amaral, being referred by the team and local media as André Costa (Chinese: A哥斯達). After a series of disappointing performances he was released, returning to his country and going on to resume his career exclusively in the third level, with a host of clubs.

## International career

Correia represented Portugal at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, making three appearances in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

