Custódio Castro

Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro (born 24 May 1983), known simply as Custódio, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of S.C. Braga B.

Custódio
Custódio playing for Portugal in 2013
Personal information
Full nameCustódio Miguel Dias de Castro[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birthBrito, Portugal[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Braga B (manager)
Youth career
1993–1994Torcatense
1994–2000Vitória Guimarães
2000–2001Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003Sporting CP B48(5)
2002–2007Sporting CP95(4)
2007–2008Dynamo Moscow9(0)
2009–2010Vitória Guimarães27(0)
2010–2015Braga87(8)
2015–2017Akhisar Belediyespor76(4)
Total342(21)
International career
1999Portugal U155(0)
2000Portugal U1611(2)
2000Portugal U177(1)
2001–2003Portugal U198(3)
2003Portugal U2010(4)
2003–2006Portugal U2113(0)
2006Portugal B1(0)
2012–2013Portugal10(0)
Managerial career
2020Braga
2022–Braga B
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Poland-Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place2004 Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2000 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over 12 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 209 matches and 12 goals, representing in the competition Sporting CP, Vitória de Guimarães and Braga. He reached the 2011 Europa League final with the latter club, and also competed professionally in Russia and Turkey.

Custódio was part of the Portugal squad at Euro 2012, earning a total of ten caps in one year.

Club career edit

Custódio was born in the village of Brito, Guimarães.[2] From 2001 to 2007 he played for Sporting CP, making his Primeira Liga debut on 23 March 2002 in a 2–0 home win against S.C. Salgueiros;[3] he finished the 2003–04 season with 27 league appearances.

In the 2006–07 campaign, coach Paulo Bento named Custódio captain in recognition of his history at Sporting and consistent displays in the previous seasons.[4] Incidentally, in that timeframe, he also fell out of favour in the team's rotation[5] and, in June 2007, was sold to Russian Premier League side FC Dynamo Moscow.[6]

Custódio returned to Portugal in January 2009, re-joining childhood club Vitória de Guimarães along with Cícero Semedo.[7] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to Minho neighbours S.C. Braga.[2]

In his first season at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, Custódio battled for first-choice status with Brazilians Leandro Salino and Vandinho,[8] but managed to appear in 21 competitive matches. On 5 February 2011 he scored from close range in a 2–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo,[9] helping his team finish fourth in the league. On 5 May he netted arguably the most important goal of his career, heading from a corner kick for the game's only in a home victory over S.L. Benfica in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals second leg, with Braga qualifying for the final on the away goals rule.[10]

Custódio spent the first half of 2011–12 on the sidelines, nursing a serious knee injury.[11] When he returned to full fitness, however, he benefitted from Djamal Mahamat's presence in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and begun appearing regularly in the starting XI, scoring against Marítimo (2–1 away win) and former team Guimarães (4–0, at home).[12]

In May 2017, after two and a half seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig with Akhisar Belediyespor, the 34-year-old Custódio retired and returned to Braga, being named assistant manager at the reserve side.[13] On 3 March 2020, he left the under-17s and was appointed at the helm of the first team, replacing Sporting-bound Rúben Amorim.[14] On his debut three days later, he managed a 3–1 home victory over Portimonense SC.[15]

Custódio resigned on 1 July 2020 with five games left of the season, having won two and lost three of his six fixtures.[16] Two years later, he was put in charge of the reserves.[17]

International career edit

A Portugal under-21 international, Custódio appeared in two UEFA European Championship editions, 2004 and 2006. He was selected by full side manager Paulo Bento for his 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012,[18] and made his debut on 2 June, a 1–3 friendly loss with Turkey in Lisbon.[19] In the finals in Poland and Ukraine, he played 20 minutes in the decisive 2–1 group stage defeat of the Netherlands after replacing the injured Raul Meireles.[20]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

[21][22]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B2001–02152152
Total152152
Sporting CP2001–0210000010
2002–0300000000
Total10000010
Sporting CP B2002–03333333
Total333333
Sporting CP2003–042701030310
2004–052543083367
2005–062704020330
2006–071504120211
Total9441211531218
Dynamo Moscow20079010100
Total9010100
Vitória Guimarães2008–09100002000120
2009–101502050220
2010–1120000020
Total270207000360
Braga2010–11131001071212
2011–12173003020223
2012–13282205180433
2013–14212403110283
2014–15802010110
Total8788013218112611
Akhisar Belediyespor2014–151521000162
2015–163309000421
2016–171702000190
Total65212000--773
Career Total2982026120233437727

International edit

Portugal[23]
YearAppsGoals
201260
201340
Total100

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 17 February 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Braga 5 March 20201 July 202062131111+0033.33[24]
Braga B 9 June 2022Present502111186352+11042.00
Total562312217463+11041.07

Honours edit

Sporting CP

Braga

Portugal U16

Portugal U21

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Custódio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (21 January 2018). "Custódio: "Tenho uma história incrível. Um treinador mandou-me entrar, fiz o 3–2, ele ficou chateado e disse: 'Eh pá, todos menos ele'"" [Custódio: "I have an amazing story. One manager sent me in, I made it 3–2, he was upset and said: 'Oh man, anyone but him'"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sporting-Salgueiros, 2–0 (João Pinto 20, Quiroga 66)". Record (in Portuguese). 23 March 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Custódio é o capitão" [Custódio is the captain]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sporting dá aval às saídas de Custódio e de Carlos Martins" [Sporting green-light departures of Custódio and Carlos Martins]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ КУШТОДИУ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В "ДИНАМО". [Custódio moves to Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 June 2007. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Custódio assina por três anos e meio" [Custódio signs three-and-a-half year deal] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Vandinho é a novidade para Liverpool" [Vandinho is novelty for Liverpool]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Artur heroics secures Braga win in Madeira". PortuGOAL. 6 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  10. ^ Hart, Patrick (5 May 2011). "Custódio heads Braga into maiden European final". UEFA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Braga bateu Trofense, mas Custódio lesionou-se" [Braga defeated Trofense, but Custódio suffered injury]. Público (in Portuguese). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  12. ^ Kundert, Tom (28 February 2012). "Sensational Braga crush Vitoria Guimaraes". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Custódio vai ser treinador adjunto do Sporting de Braga B" [Custódio will be assistant manager of Sporting de Braga B] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Tendência recente no Braga continua com Custódio" [Recent Braga trend continues with Custódio]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Sporting de Braga vence Portimonense na estreia de Custódio" [Sporting de Braga defeat Portimonense on Custódio's debut] (in Portuguese). TSF. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Custódio deixa de ser treinador do Braga" [Custódio no longer manager of Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Custódio Castro é o novo treinador da equipa B do Sporting de Braga" [Custódio Castro is the new manager of Sporting de Braga's B-team] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes e Custódio na lista para o Euro-2012" [Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes and Custódio in Euro-2012 list]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  19. ^ Pimentel, José Nuno (2 June 2012). "Portugal's woes continue with Turkey defeat". UEFA. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  20. ^ Kell, Tom (17 June 2012). "Rampant Ronaldo puts Portugal through". UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  21. ^ Custódio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  22. ^ "Custódio". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  23. ^ "Custódio". European Football. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  24. ^ "SC Braga: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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