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| Full name | Ricardo Steinmetz Alves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1988 Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Blind football (5-a-side football) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ricardo Steinmetz Alves (born 15 December 1988) is a Brazilian five-a-side football player.
Born in Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho lost his sight at the age of 8 due to toxoplasmosis. At 10, he started playing football for the blind, reaching the national team in 2005. [1] He was named the best 5-a-side football player three times, in 2006, 2014 and 2018. [2] [3] [4]
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