Ricardo (footballer, born 1980)

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Ricardo
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva [1]
Date of birth (1980-08-19) 19 August 1980 (age 43) [1]
Place of birth Azurém, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Famalicão
1996–1999 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Ronfe
2000–2001 Serzedelo
2001–2002 Famalicão 26 (0)
2002–2004 Freamunde 63 (5)
2004–2008 Beira-Mar 103 (1)
2008–2010 Paços Ferreira 54 (6)
2010–2011 Vitória Guimarães 17 (0)
2011–2012 Shandong Luneng 18 (0)
2012–2018 Paços Ferreira 140 (2)
2018–2019 Famalicão 32 (0)
2019–2020 Feirense 15 (0)
Total468(14)
International career
2007–2016 Cape Verde 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva (born 19 August 1980), known simply as Ricardo, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central defender and a right-back.

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Club career

Ricardo was born in Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal, and started playing football with amateurs Centro de Cultura e Desporto Desportivo de Ronfe and G.D. Serzedelo. In the following three years he competed in the third division, representing F.C. Famalicão (one season) and S.C. Freamunde (two). [2]

In the summer of 2004, Ricardo moved straight to the Primeira Liga, signing with S.C. Beira-Mar. He featured in 29 games in his first season (24 starts), but suffered relegation; he continued to appear regularly for the Aveiro team during his spell, spending two years apiece in each of Portugal's major levels.

Ricardo returned to the top flight for 2008–09, joining F.C. Paços de Ferreira. In the following campaign's first round, he scored with his head to earn his side a point against FC Porto in a 1–1 home draw. [3]

In June 2010, Ricardo signed with Vitória de Guimarães also of the top tier – he had been brought up as a youth at the Minho club. In January 2012, after a brief spell in China, he returned to Portugal and Paços on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [4]

Ricardo retired at the end of 2019–20 aged 39, after one-season spells in the LigaPro with Famalicão [5] and C.D. Feirense. [6] [7]

International career

Although born in Portugal, Ricardo opted to represent Cape Verde through ancestry. He received his first call-up in May 2008, [8] first appearing on 27 May in a friendly with Luxembourg.

In June 2010, Ricardo started in the 0–0 draw that the minnows (ranked 117th) managed against Portugal, [9] as the Europeans were preparing for that year's FIFA World Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ricardo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ricardo (P. Ferreira) a caminho do Vitória" [Ricardo (P. Ferreira) on his way to Vitória] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Falcao snatches point for 10-man Porto at Pacos de Ferreira". PortuGOAL. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ricardo confirmado nos pacences" [Ricardo confirmed by pacences]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "OFICIAL: Ricardo deixa o P. Ferreira e regressa ao Famalicão" [OFFICIAL: Ricardo leaves P. Ferreira and returns to Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ricardo troca o Famalicão pelo Feirense" [Ricardo swaps Famalicão for Feirense] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ricardo anuncia fim de carreira após 500 jogos no futebol sénior" [Ricardo announces end of career after 500 matches in senior football] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  9. ↑ "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today . 24 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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