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Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo
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Ricardo with Betis in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira
Date of birth (1976-02-11) 11 February 1976 (age 41)
Place of birth Montijo, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987–1990 Unidos Barreiro
1990–1994 Montijo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Montijo 18 (0)
1995–2003 Boavista 154 (1)
2003–2007 Sporting CP 118 (0)
2007–2011 Betis 48 (0)
2011 Leicester City 8 (0)
2011–2012 Vitória Setúbal 3 (0)
2012–2014 Olhanense 13 (0)
Total 362 (1)
National team
1998 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2001–2008 Portugal 79 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾdu]; born 11 February 1976), known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his professional career with Boavista and Sporting, helping the former to its only Primeira Liga title and appearing with the latter in more than 150 official games, winning one Portuguese Cup. In his 30s he moved abroad, representing mainly Betis.

Ricardo won 79 caps with Portugal, appearing with the nation at two World Cups and as many European Championships, notably reaching the final at Euro 2004.

Born in Montijo, Setúbal, Ricardo started his career at hometown club C.D. Montijo, signing with Boavista F.C. in 1995. After battling during several seasons for first-choice status with William Andem he eventually became first-choice, and appeared in 28 matches in the Chequereds 2000–01 conquest of the Primeira Liga championship, the club history's only.


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