Anderson was born in
Rio de Janeiro. He made 55 appearances and scored 14 goals in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for
Vasco da Gama from 2002 to 2005. He renewed his contract in March 2004, signed a 5-year contract. In January 2005 he also spent 6 months with Spanish
Segunda División club
Córdoba as one of the non-EU players. He was transferred to
Dinamo Zagreb in January 2006. However, he requested to leave in July. He was loaned to Portuguese
Liga de Honra side in January 2007. The team finished as the runner-up and promoted, however he only played 3 times. He then left for Greek side
Aris Thessaloniki and in December 2007 left for Brazilian side
Bahia. He was released in April. At the start of 2008–09 season he left for
Lucena of Spanish
Segunda División B. In January 2009 he was signed by
Duque de Caxias in 1-year contract. In July 2009 he was transferred to
Pro Vercelli after a short period with
Bnei Sakhnin, which at that time he obtained a Portuguese passport, made him able to by-pass the non-EU immigration ban of Italian lower divisions, along with countryman
Adriano da Matta Inácio. His contract was terminated in January 2010. In February, he was signed by
Guarani in 1-year deal, and in June left for
Santo André, also in 1-year deal. However, after 7 appearances in
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he was released in October.
International career Anderson Costa played in
2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. ==References==