Cadú (footballer, born 1981)

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Cadú
Cadú celebrates a goal for Cluj in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa
Date of birth (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 ASA Târgu Mureș
Youth career
1990–2000 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Aliados Lordelo 18 (4)
2001–2002 Gondomar 34 (8)
2002–2004 Paços Ferreira 46 (3)
2004–2006 Boavista 58 (3)
2006–2014 CFR Cluj 202 (27)
2014–2015 AEL Limassol 12 (2)
2015–2016 Gil Vicente 44 (7)
2016– ASA Târgu Mureș 0 (0)
International career
2003 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa (born 21 December 1981), known as Cadú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Romanian club ASA Târgu Mureș as a central defender.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 121 games and seven goals over the course of five seasons, with Paços de Ferreira, Boavista (two apiece) and Gil Vicente. He spent the vast majority of his career in Romania with CFR Cluj, appearing in nearly 250 official matches and winning eight major titles.

Football career

Portugal

Born in Paços de Ferreira, Cadú began playing professionally with Gondomar SC,[1] in the Portuguese third division, his solid performances earning him a transfer straight to the Primeira Liga as he signed with another side in the north, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, in the 2002 summer. In his second season he started in 27 of the 28 matches he appeared in, but his team was relegated after ranking second from bottom.[2][3][4]

After Paços' relegation, Cadú joined Boavista FC,[5] also being an automatic first-choice – 30 games, two goals[6]– in his first year, with the Porto-based club ranking in sixth position.

Cluj

After two seasons Cadú signed with CFR Cluj from Romania, penning a three-year deal for €750.000.[7] He scored once in 25 matches in his debut season, helping his new club to the third place in Liga I.

Cadú became Cluj's captain in late 2007,[8] whilst helping the team to three consecutive Romanian Cup titles.[9] Additionally, at the end of the 2009–10 season, as they won their second league title in three years, he was voted Central Defender of the Year, alongside FC Unirea Urziceni's George Galamaz.[10]

On 19 October 2010, Cadú scored twice in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against FC Bayern Munich, once in his own net, in an eventual 2–3 away loss.[11] In late January 2012, he was awarded Romanian citizenship.[12]

Honours

Cluj

References

  1. ^ "Hernâni Silva: "A nossa dignidade não admite dúvidas"" (in Portuguese). Record. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Cadú mantém titularidade" (in Portuguese). Record. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Paços frente ao FC Porto: Fuga de Cadú dá vitória" (in Portuguese). Record. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Cadú: "Vamos lá "roubar" pontos!"" (in Portuguese). Record. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Cadú por quatro anos compõe o tabuleiro" (in Portuguese). Record. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "FC Porto frente ao Boavista: Dragão moribundo no adeus anunciado" (in Portuguese). Record. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Cluj anuncia Cadú" (in Portuguese). Record. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Cadu noul capitan al echipei din Gruia" (in Romanian). Presa Online. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Cupa Romaniei ramane la Cluj-Napoca!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Best players in Romania". Scouting Romania. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Bayern beat CFR Cluj to extend group lead". UEFA.com. 19 October 2010.
  12. ^ "Cadú a primit cetatenie romana" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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