Ricardinho (footballer, born 1985)

Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Dias Acosta
Date of birth	15 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rosário do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2005	Juventude
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Iraty
2007	→ Ceará (loan)
2008	→ Caxias (loan)
2009	→ Linense (loan)
2010	Linense
2011–2012	XV de Piracicaba
2011	→ Londrina (loan)
2012	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2013–2015	Ceará
2016	Al-Ettifaq
2017–2021	Ceará
2021	Botafogo
2022–2023	Paysandu
2023	Floresta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2021

Ricardo Dias Acosta' (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a former Brazilian football player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Rosário do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho finished his formation with Juventude, but made his senior debuts with Iraty in 2006.

Ricardinho was subsequently loaned to Ceará, Caxias and Linense, joining the latter permanently in 2010. In 2011, he moved to XV de Piracicaba.

On 13 May 2011 Ricardinho was loaned to Londrina,^[1] returning to Nhô Quim in September.^[2] On 9 May of the following year he moved to Ponte Preta, also in a temporary deal.^[3]

Ricardinho made his Série A debut on 10 June 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cicinho in a 0–0 away draw against Figueirense.^[4] On the 24th he scored his first goal in the category, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at Botafogo.^[5]

On 20 December 2012 Ricardinho agreed a deal with Ceará.^[6]

Honours

Club

Paysandu

Copa Verde: 2022

Botafogo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2021

Ceará

Campeonato Cearense: 2013, 2014
Copa do Nordeste: 2015

Linense

Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2010

XV de Piracicaba

Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2011

Londrina

Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2011

Individual

Campeonato Cearense Best right midfielder: 2013
Copa do Nordeste Best right midfielder: 2014

References

^ Londrina acerta com meia do XV de Piracicaba (Londrina signs with XV de Piracicaba midfielder); Lance!, 13 May 2011 (in Portuguese)
^ Meia Ricardinho está de volta ao XV de Piracicaba (Midfielder Ricardinho is back to XV de Piracicaba); Lance!, 2 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
^ Ponte Preta acerta com meia, ex-XV de Piracicaba (Ponte Preta signs midfielder, former XV de Piracicaba player); Lance!, 9 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Figueirense e Ponte Preta finalizam muito, mas sem precisão: 0 a 0 (Figueirense and Ponte Preta shoot much, but without precision: 0–0); Globo Esporte, 10 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Conjunto da Ponte Preta brilha e vence o Botafogo na volta de Loco (Ponte Preta's teamwork shines and defeats Botafogo in Loco's return); Globo Esporte, 24 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Ceará confirma contratação do meia Ricardinho (Ceará confirms signing of midfielder Ricardinho); Diário do Nordeste, 20 December 2012 (in Portuguese)

External links

Ceará official profile (in Portuguese)
Ricardinho at Soccerway

[1] Londrina acerta com meia do XV de Piracicaba (Londrina signs with XV de Piracicaba midfielder); Lance!, 13 May 2011 (in Portuguese)

[2] Meia Ricardinho está de volta ao XV de Piracicaba (Midfielder Ricardinho is back to XV de Piracicaba); Lance!, 2 September 2011 (in Portuguese)

[3] Ponte Preta acerta com meia, ex-XV de Piracicaba (Ponte Preta signs midfielder, former XV de Piracicaba player); Lance!, 9 May 2012 (in Portuguese)

[4] Figueirense e Ponte Preta finalizam muito, mas sem precisão: 0 a 0 (Figueirense and Ponte Preta shoot much, but without precision: 0–0); Globo Esporte, 10 June 2012 (in Portuguese)

[5] Conjunto da Ponte Preta brilha e vence o Botafogo na volta de Loco (Ponte Preta's teamwork shines and defeats Botafogo in Loco's return); Globo Esporte, 24 June 2012 (in Portuguese)

[6] Ceará confirma contratação do meia Ricardinho (Ceará confirms signing of midfielder Ricardinho); Diário do Nordeste, 20 December 2012 (in Portuguese)

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