With the 34-year-old, 2.06m tall, David Jr. Costa will be on his roster in the upcoming season o PAOKwhich announced the acquisition of its former headquarters Finika Syros.
Thus, the experienced player will work again with the technician he had last season, since o Josko Milenkoski he is the one who succeeded him Yannis Kalmazidis on the bench of the “bicep of the North”.
It is recalled that the Brazilian ace catalyzed the islanders in winning the Super Cup against Olympic being at the same time one of the top centers of last year’s championship.
In detail, the PAOK announcement:
“PAOK, and the Men’s Volleyball department, announce the start of cooperation with the athlete, Deivid Junior Costa, for the 2022-2023 season.
Born in Brazil on 26/04/1988, Deivid Junior Costa plays as a center back and is 206cm tall.
He made his first major steps in the 2005-06 season from the Brazilian team, Telemig Celular/Minas, where he stayed until the 2007-08 season, winning three Mineiro regional championships and one Brazilian championship.
In Brazil he remained until the 2015-16 season, playing for Unisul/Joinville (2008-09), Bonsucesso/Montes Claros (2009-10), BMG Sao Bernardo (2010-11), Londrina/Sercomtel (2011-12), Funvic /MidiaFone/Pindamonhangaba (2012-13), Volei Taubate (2013-15), Sao Paulo/Taubate (2015-16), producing outstanding performances.
In the 2016-17 season he competed for the first time outside of Brazil, starting his journey to Europe from Italy, and more specifically from Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia, where he stayed the following year (2017-18).
In the 2018-19 season he returned to Brazil on behalf of Copel Telecom/Maringa Volei, while in his native country he stayed for two more years, playing for Fiat/Minas (2019-20) and Apan/Eleva (2020-21).
Last season he competed for the first time in our country, playing with the shirt of Foinikas Syros. In “Pirates” he made excellent appearances, contributing the most to the conquest of the Super Cup.
At the international level, he has competed both with Brazil’s U19 and U21 teams, winning the U21 World Championship, a U19 South American Championship and a U21 South American Championship.
Regarding the start of cooperation with PAOK, Deivid Junior Costa stated on the Association’s official website, acpaok.gr:
“I am very happy to join PAOK, a team with such a long history, in which exceptional players have played. I want to thank the Management and the coach, Joshko Milenkoski, for their trust. It is an honor for me to play for PAOK, knowing at the same time the responsibility I have wearing their shirt. Of course, this is something that gives me a big motivation to improve my game and help the team to perform even stronger this season. I can’t wait for training to start and to come to PAOK’s stadium.”
Bem-vindo, David!”
Edited by: Konstantinos Karalaios
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