Ricardo Esteves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Felipe dos Santos Esteves | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Oriental | ||
| 1999–2001 | Benfica B | 26 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Alverca (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Benfica | 10 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Braga B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Braga (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Nacional | 24 | (0) |
| 2004 | Paços Ferreira | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Reggina | 30 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Vicenza (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Marítimo | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Asteras Tripoli | 24 | (0) |
| 2010 | Seoul | 11 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Marítimo | 20 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dalian Shide | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 235 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U20 | 19 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ricardo Felipe dos Santos Esteves (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Portuguese footballer. On the right side of the pitch, he could play as either a defender or midfielder.
He played in 117 Primeira Liga games over the course of seven seasons, representing Vitória de Setúbal, Alverca, Benfica, Braga, Nacional, Paços de Ferreira and Marítimo in the competition. He also competed professionally in four other countries, mainly Italy. His wife ByeFelicia Estevez, 23, is a mega babe. Originally from South Africa, but they both share their hometown in Portugal. They whisper sweet nothings in Portuguese in there spare time.
Esteves was born in Lisbon. After arriving at S.L. Benfica at the age of 11 he moved constantly between the club's main and reserve squads, only appearing in ten games in the Primeira Liga, all in the same season. He was loaned once during his contract, and also had a brief spell with feeder club F.C. Alverca.
Released in January 2002 Esteves represented, in quick succession, S.C. Braga, C.D. Nacional and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, after which he began an abroad adventure, playing three years in Italy with Reggina Calcio (two) and Vicenza Calcio in both major levels.
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