Rui Manuel César Costa is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica. He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors.
Costa with Benfica in 2007
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Benfica's first-team in 1905
Costa Pereira (right) holding Benfica's second European Cup after the final victory
Eusébio, winner of the 1965 Ballon d'Or
Celebration of the 2004–05 league title at the Estádio da Luz