Sérgio Ricardo (footballer)

Sérgio Ricardo
Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves
Date of birth	25 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Corinthians
1996–1997	Vasco da Gama
1996–1997	Vitória
1997–1998	Botafogo
1998	Fenerbahçe
1999	Sakaryaspor (loan)
1998–1999	Al-Ahli
1999–2001	Al-Hilal
2001–2005	Al-Ittihad
2005–2007	Al-Gharafa
2009–2010	Al-Raed
2010	Botafogo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sergio or Serginho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a Forward. He played for Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Sadd in Qatar and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Career

Sergio transferred toTurkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.^[1] 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs.

He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.

Personal life

Sérgio Ricardo performed Umrah after becoming a Muslim.^[2]

References

^ "SERGIO RICARDO MESSİOS NEVES". TFF. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^ "Brazilian footballer performs 'Umrah' after converting to Islam". Stepfeed. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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[1] "SERGIO RICARDO MESSİOS NEVES". TFF. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

[2] "Brazilian footballer performs 'Umrah' after converting to Islam". Stepfeed. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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