Ricardo Malafaia

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Ricardo Malafaia
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Sousa Malafaia Fernandes [1]
Date of birth (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 42) [1]
Place of birth Maia, Portugal [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Porto (youth)
Youth career
1990–1992 Maia
1992–1996 Porto
1996 Rio Ave
1997–2000 Maia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Maia 0 (0)
2001–2002 Pedrouços
2002–2005 Maia 81 (3)
2005–2007 Leixões 42 (2)
2007–2009 Varzim 55 (0)
2009–2010 Racing Ferrol 27 (2)
2010–2011 Gondomar 21 (3)
2011–2012 Boavista 15 (1)
2012–2013 Leixões 28 (2)
2013–2014 Maia Lidador 7 (1)
2014–2015 Santa Clara 42 (2)
2015–2016 Leixões 26 (0)
Total344(16)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Leixões (youth)
2018 Leixões
2018–2019 Padroense
2019– Porto (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Sousa Malafaia Fernandes (born 11 August 1981 in Maia, Porto District), known as Malafaia, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Malafaia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. "Francisco Chaló sucede a Ricardo Malafaia no comando do Leixões" [Francisco Chaló succeeds Ricardo Malafaia at the helm of Leixões] (in Portuguese). TSF. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.