Ramon Costa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.

Ramon Neto da Costa (16 February 1987 – 6 October 2018), better known as simply Ramon Costa, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ramon Costa

Costa with Figueirense FC
Personal information
Full name	Ramon Neto da Costa
Date of birth	(1987-02-16)16 February 1987
Place of birth	Araranguá, Brazil
Date of death	6 October 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 31)
Place of death	Araranguá, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
2006–2007	Figueirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Figueirense	8	(2)
2009	Politehnica Iași	0	(0)
2009–2011	Juventus Jaraguá	4	(2)
2011–2014	Brasil de Farroupilha	0	(0)
2014–2015	Penarol	9	(8)
2015–2018	Araranguá
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Ramon Costa began his career with Figueirense, left the club after two years and joined Romanian club Politehnica Iași which plays in the Liga I. He left the club because the coach did not think he was "prepared enough".

Death

Ramon Costa died on 6 October 2018 due to a sudden cardiac arrest. He was playing with some friends when he suddenly collapsed and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

See also

• List of association footballers who died while playing

External links

• Ramon Costa at WorldFootball.net
• Ramon Costa at Sambafoot (archived)
• CBF (in Portuguese)