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Ricardo Oliveira

リカルド・オリヴェイラ　/　りかるど・おりゔぇいら

Association football player from Brazil

May 6, 1980 (age 46)　・　São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

Ricardo Oliveira is one of those Brazilian strikers I file under 'quietly prolific.' What gets me is the La Liga line: 120 games and 58 goals across three clubs is no fluke for a foreign forward in Spain, and it sits alongside his two spells at both Sao Paulo and Santos back home. I find players who keep returning to their roots clubs more interesting than the ones who chase every payday, and his career reads that way. He never became a household name outside Brazil, but as a pure finisher who delivered in two demanding leagues, he earned more respect than the casual fan probably realizes.

Overview

Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu oliˈvejɾɐ]; born 6 May 1980) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Oliveira represented São Paulo and Santos in two different spells, but also played in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 120 games and 58 goals for three teams.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ricardo Oliveira
Name (Japanese): リカルド・オリヴェイラ
Reading: りかるど・おりゔぇいら
Born: May 6, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Monkey
Origin: São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9

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