Fernando Costa Matos

Description

Portuguese judoka, first Olympic judo athlete from Portugal (Tokyo 1964), 9th dan, student of Kiyoshi Kobayashi, former president of Portuguese Judo Federation.

Teachers (1)

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  Kobayashi Kiyoshi

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Started judo in 1959 at INEF (Instituto Nacional de Educação Física) with Kiyoshi Kobayashi, as documented in Facebook post by Renato Santos Kobayashi

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onNational Institute of Physical Education badge (1959) location_onJudo Clube de Portugal badge (1961)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Started judo in 1959 at INEF (Instituto Nacional de Educação Física) with Kiyoshi Kobayashi, as documented in Facebook post by Renato Santos Kobayashi

  “Em 1958 o Mestre K.K. assinou então um contrato para ficar em Portugal por um período de dois anos. Nesta sequência, aceita o convite para integrar o corpo docente do então Instituto Nacional de Educação Física (INEF), onde lecionou durante dez anos [...] Destaca-se o nome do Fernando Costa Matos, atleta olímpico que iniciou o Judo no INEF em 1959 e em 1964 participou pela 1.ª vez nos J. Olímpicosde Tóquio.”

  — Renato Santos Kobayashi. Renato Santos Kobayashi, in Instituto Português de Artes Tradicionais Japonesas - Facebooklink info

  “O Mestre Bastos Nunes, juntou-se ao seu querido Mestre Kobayashi que serviu com verdadeira alma Samurai, "linha dura" como dizia sempre 🙏 A par do meu Mestre Fernando Costa Matos, são as mais altas graduações Lusas, discípulos diretos de Kiyoshi Kobayashi, que tanto moldaram os nossos judocas, com a sua sabedoria e pedagogia.”

  — Nuno Delgado LinkedIn postlink history

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōKobayashi Kiyoshi ← Mifune Kyūzō ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 4 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech9 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Awarded 9th dan at FPJ 60th anniversary gala in 2019, documented in official FPJ report, with rank progression from 6th dan (Judolândia) to 9th dan (2019)

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (2019)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Awarded 9th dan at FPJ 60th anniversary gala in 2019, documented in official FPJ report, with rank progression from 6th dan (Judolândia) to 9th dan (2019)

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “E, grande momento da Gala e absolutamente inédito em Portugal, os Mestres José Manuel Bastos Nunes (ausente por motivos de saúde, tendo enviado uma linda mensagem) e Fernando Costa Matos receberam o Diploma de Graduação de 9.º Dan, a mais alta graduação nacional e naturalmente, das maiores do Mundo!”

  — (2020-03). Relatório de Atividades e Contas do Exercício de 2019link history info

Students (2)

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  Nuno Delgado

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Mentioned in LinkedIn post as one of his masters alongside Fernando Costa Matos, both being direct disciples of Kiyoshi Kobayashi

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Mentioned in LinkedIn post as one of his masters alongside Fernando Costa Matos, both being direct disciples of Kiyoshi Kobayashi

  “A par do meu Mestre Fernando Costa Matos, são as mais altas graduações Lusas, discípulos diretos de Kiyoshi Kobayashi, que tanto moldaram os nossos judocas, com a sua sabedoria e pedagogia”

  — Nuno Delgadolink
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  António Roquette de Andrade

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Well-documented student of Fernando Costa Matos, mentioned in AHBE history as his best student who replaced him as main coach in 1977 after participating in 1976 Montreal Olympics.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1970–1977)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Well-documented student of Fernando Costa Matos, mentioned in AHBE history as his best student who replaced him as main coach in 1977 after participating in 1976 Montreal Olympics.

  “O professor Costa Matos leccionou Judo na AHBE entre 1970 e 1976, altura em que, por motivos de saúde, foi substituído pelo seu melhor aluno, o professor António Roquete de Andrade, o qual assumiu definitivamente o cargo de treinador principal da AHBE em 1977, após ter participado como atleta nos Jogos Olímpicos de MONTREAL em 1976.”

  — A História Do Judo na AHBElink history

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