# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/augusto-da-costa
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:52:41.118Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/augusto-da-costa"
name: "Augusto da Costa"
slug: "augusto-da-costa"
description: "Augusto da Costa, sometimes known as just Augusto, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. He captained the Brazil national team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936, with São Cristóvão, leaving the club in 1944. In 1945 he joined to Vasco da Gama, retiring in 1954. He played 18 games for the Brazil national team and scored one goal."
tagline: "Brazilian footballer and manager (1920-2004)"
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gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Brazil"
  isoCode: "BR"
category:
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  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1920-10-22"
deathDate: "2004-03-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             10
  historical:           17.39831866666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump