João Ricardo (footballer, born 1970)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Ricardo Pereira Batalha dos Santos Ferreira | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese Angola | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1993 | Leiria Marrazes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Leiria Marrazes | ||
1993–1998 |
Académico Viseu | 107 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Salgueiros | 1 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Moreirense | 97 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Petro Atlético | 21 | (0) |
2011 |
Semarang United | 15 | (0) |
Total | 241 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1996–2006 | Angola | 29 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
João Ricardo Pereira Batalha Santos Ferreira (born 7 January 1970), known as João Ricardo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʁiˈkaɾðu]), is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
The son of Portuguese settlers, João Ricardo was born in Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese Angola. He returned to his parents' homeland in 1974, aged four, with the family moving to Leiria where he started playing youth football, making his senior debuts with the same team, amateurs Sport Clube Leiria e Marrazes.
João Ricardo joined
João Ricardo returned to the second level in 2001 with
After more than one year without a club, 37-year-old João Ricardo returned to his nation of birth and signed for
International career
João Ricardo opted to represent Angola internationally, his first cap coming in 1996 at the age of 26. Ten years later, he appeared with the national team in the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, in an eventual group stage exit.
João Ricardo was also selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, being a free agent with no competitive football played in one year at the time. He started in all three group stage matches for Angola in their first FIFA World Cup presence, conceding only twice[1][2] and performing most notably in the 0–0 draw against Mexico.[3]
After the tournament, João Ricardo was offered a contract by
References
- ^ João Ricardo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Angola 0–1 Portugal". BBC Sport. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Mexico 0–0 Angola". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ ريكاردو با ذوبى ها به توافق نرسيد (in Arabic). Iran Varzeshi. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2006.
External links
- João Ricardo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Ricardo at National-Football-Teams.com