Ricardo Luis Pozzi Rodrigues (born May 23, 1976), better known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian football pundit, manager and retired footballer. He usually played as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, and was best known for his accurate passing and technique.

International career

Ricardinho earned 23 caps for the Brazil national team, the first on March 28, 2000, in a match against Colombia. He was called up by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as a late replacement for Emerson who was injured before the tournament began. He appeared in three matches as a substitute during the tournament as Brazil won the World Cup for the record fifth time.

Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976)

On August 17, 2005, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Croatia, an equalizer in the 41st minute as Brazil drew 1–1 with Croatia.

Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976)

He was selected by Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira among the 23 footballers to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in two matches as a substitute, against Japan and Ghana. In the latter, he made an assist to a late goal scored by midfielder Zé Roberto.

Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976)

Managerial statistics

1.Includes league, cup, state championships and CONMEBOL competitions.

Honours

Player

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1998, 1999

FIFA Club World Championship: 2000

Brazilian Cup: 2002

Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2002

Santos

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2004

Beşiktaş J.K. Turkish Cup: 2007 Brazil FIFA World Cup: 2002

Manager

Paraná Clube

Campeonato Paranaense Série B: 2012

Santa Cruz

Campeonato Pernambucano: 2015

Notes

External links

Ricardinho Profile from his official site

1976 births

Living people

Brazilian people of Italian descent

Brazilian people of Portuguese descent

Footballers from São Paulo

Brazilian men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

São Paulo state football team players

Paraná Clube players

FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players

São Paulo FC players

Middlesbrough F.C. players

Santos FC players

Beşiktaş J.K. footballers

Al-Rayyan SC players

Clube Atlético Mineiro players

Esporte Clube Bahia players

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players

Ligue 1 players

Süper Lig players

Qatar Stars League players

Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey

Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar

Brazil men's international footballers

2002 FIFA World Cup players

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players

2006 FIFA World Cup players

FIFA World Cup-winning players

Brazilian football managers

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers

Paraná Clube managers

Ceará Sporting Club managers

Avaí FC managers

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube managers

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers

Tupi Football Club managers

Londrina Esporte Clube managers