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Ricardo

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Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu]; born 11 February 1976), known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career with Boavista and Sporting CP, helping the former to its only Primeira Liga title and appearing in 158 official matches with the latter, winning one Taça de Portugal. He moved abroad in his 30s, representing mainly Betis. Ricardo won 79 caps for Portugal, playing in two World Cups and two European Championships, notably reaching the final at Euro 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo is the 1,479th most popular soccer player (up from 3,840th in 2024), the 273rd most popular biography from Portugal (up from 374th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricardo ranks 1,479 out of 21,273. Before him are Colin McDonald, Sigge Parling, Stanislaus Kobierski, Josef Silný, Jürgen Croy, and Fabio Grosso. After him are Phil Jones, Nuno Espírito Santo, Giuseppe Cavanna, Alexandre Villaplane, Carlos Borges, and Andrew Robertson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ricardo ranks 55. Before him are Alexander Skarsgård, Iván Córdoba, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Carlos Moyá, Dominic Monaghan, and Šarūnas Jasikevičius. After him are Gilberto Silva, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Thomas Gravesen, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Ville Valo, and Michelle Monaghan.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ricardo ranks 273 out of 633. Before him are Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888), António Ferreira (1528), Fábio Coentrão (1988), Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança (1907), Christopher Hampton (1946), and Miguel Torga (1907). After him are João de Loureiro (1717), Duarte Barbosa (1480), António Simões (1943), Estácio de Sá (1520), José Augusto (1937), and Bruno Alves (1981).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Ricardo ranks 30. Before him are Nuno Gomes (1976), Manuel Bento (1948), José Costa (1953), Fernando Couto (1969), Humberto Coelho (1950), and Fábio Coentrão (1988). After him are António Simões (1943), José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), Tiago Mendes (1981), Diogo Jota (1996), and Hilário (1975).

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