Douglas Costa: in "selesao" by leaps and bounds

Yes Souza Douglas Costa - football "Bavaria" and the Brazilian national team. Douglas - born in Sapucaia do Sul. For 26 years he changed three clubs and spent 16 games in the main Brazilian team. winger strengths are considered to be excellent dribbling and powerful but unsuccessful after displacement from the flank. Midfielder also famous as a master of free kicks.

The "Gremio"

The first professional football contract with the club, "Gremio" was designed for five years, but the talented midfielder quickly noticed scouts from Europe. All was quick club with the former Soviet Union, the Donetsk "Shakhtar", who managed to invite simultaneously with Kosta another star of the youth national team of Brazil, Alex Teixeira.

Douglas Costa moved into the camp of "miners" in 2010, but in Ukraine it took him a long time to "swing". Potentially the strongest football championship alternated great matches with sluggish game, so that often remained on the bench. Nevertheless, it was already clear that the Brazilian winger has a great future in one of the Old World top clubs.

Over the years, football self-confidence has strengthened, and Douglas Costa was the same team regular. I contributed to this, and the fact that the attack Shakhtar's management prefers to keep it a South American vector, therefore, flying halfway around the world, football is actually turned out to be "among his." In five years, "Shakhtar" Brazilian prodigy spent 150 matches, including 20 - in the Champions League and Europa League. During this time he managed to upset opponents 29 times, "orange and black" hammered balls.

transfer to the "Bavaria"

In the spring of 2015 the press reported that in the summer season part of the Munich giants will join Brazilian footballer of Donetsk "Shakhtar", Douglas Costa. Football player, "Bayern" and the midfielder signed a contract agent in the summer of the same year, the amount of compensation was solid for the Ukrainian club 30 million euros. The contract is for 5 years. By the way, "miners" was able to earn good money on this transfer, after buying the halfback in 2010 for 6 million euro.

Worth the investment of the Munich club money Douglas Costa has become since the first exit on the field. In contrast to the Ukrainian voyage, here reactive winger immediately felt at ease, and the majority of the fans and all the impression that has been for many years the colors of their favorite team protects the football with an inscription on a T-shirt "Douglas Costa." Footballer, playing alongside such "bison" top European championship, Thomas Mueller, Philipp Lahm and Arjen Robben, revealed in full and 26 years left, maybe the peak of their form. And a half years as part of the Bavarians Costa 7 times managed to distinguish goals and gave more assists partners.

In the national

We could not go unnoticed to achieve the midfielder and his homeland. Luiz Felipe Scolari has repeatedly drawn Douglas Costa in a friendly and qualifying matches of the national team, but due to the huge number of talented Brazilian players playing in various championships of Europe and South America, yet the midfielder could not get to the world championship. Well, on the eve of the 2018 World Cup to qualify for the bulk of the "selesao" Kostya has all the chances.

Soccer quality

Douglas Costa - a player with great vision of the field. For a split second, he is able to evaluate in a radius of 60 meters of the situation and give a well thought-transmission to a partner.

Costa - explosive football player. Especially useful is the quality of on the flank, from where you can properly sharpen the game, or run away from the backs of the enemy right into "enemy" box.

Another important quality of a winger - the ability to move from the flank. In this respect it is very similar to the others, "the Regional Committee" Munich club, Arjen Robben, but the progress in the coming years, due to their age and capacity, it would be a Brazilian footballer.