Question: what team did coutinho play for before liverpool
Answer: 71 m ( 5 ft 7 in ) Playing position Attacking midfielder , Winger Club information Current team Liverpool Number 10 Youth career 1999 -- 2008 Vasco da Gama Senior career * Years Team Apps ( Gls ) 2008 -- 2013 Internazionale 28 ( 3 ) 2008 -- 2010 → Vasco da Gama ( loan ) 19 ( 1 ) 2012 → Espanyol ( loan ) 16 ( 5 ) 2013 -- Liverpool 143 ( 36 ) National team 2009 Brazil U17 5 ( 3 ) 2011 -- 2012 Brazil U20 7 ( 3 ) 2010 -- Brazil 29 ( 8 ) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 : 36 , 23 October 2017 ( UTC ) .