Joseph Rego-Costa (born July 3, 1919 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died April 27, 2002 in Fall River, Massachusetts) was a U.S. soccer right halfback who earned four caps with the United States and was the captain of the team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He played for the Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup.[2]
Based on the 1947 Cup results, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected Ponta Delgada to serve as the United States at the 1947 NAFC Championship. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.[3] The next year, he was selected as the captain of the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The U.S. lost 9-0 to Italy in the first round.[4] Rego-Costa played two more full internationals with the U.S. team following the Olympics, an 11-0 loss to Norway and a 5-0 loss to Ireland
He was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1988.[5]
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