Ricardinho (futsal player, born 1985)

Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga (born 3 September 1985), best known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional futsal player who plays for Spanish club Inter FS[3] and the Portugal national team as a winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Braga.
Ricardinho
Ricardinho playing for Portugal in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga
Date of birth (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985
Place of birth Valbom, Portugal[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Inter Movistar
Number 10
Youth career
–2002 Gramidense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Miramar
2003–2010 Benfica
2010–2013 Nagoya Oceans
2011 → CSKA Moscow (loan)
2011–2012 → Benfica (loan)
2013–2020 Inter Movistar
National team‡
2003– Portugal 161 (135)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2019

Nicknamed O Mágico (The Magician), he was named Best Player of the World by Futsal Planet in 2010,[4] 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.[5][6] Ricardinho is the only player to have won the award more than four times,[7] being the only Portuguese player to receive it.

At club level, Ricardinho has won the UEFA Futsal Cup thrice, in 2009–10 with Benfica and in 2016–17 and 2017–18 with Inter FS. With his country, he won the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018, competition in which he finished as top scorer and received the award for Best Player. He is now the all-time top scorer of the competition[8]. Previously, he had been awarded with the Golden Shoe at 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Honours

Club

Benfica

  • Liga Portuguesa: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12
  • Taça de Portugal: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12
  • Supertaça de Portugal: 2006, 2007, 2009
  • UEFA Futsal Cup: 2009–10

Nagoya Oceans

  • F. League: 2010–11, 2012–13
  • F. League Ocean Cup: 2010, 2012

Inter Movistar

International

Portugal

Individual

References
  1. Mundo do futsal rendido a Ricardinho UEFA.com (in Portuguese)
  2. Conheça a história de Ricardinho, o 'mágico' que tudo fintou. Até o destino Visão (in Portuguese)
  3. Saffer, Paul; Hunter, Graham (24 August 2012). "Ricardinho on Portugal's Thailand potential". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. Ranocchiari, Luca (8 June 2011). "UMBRO Futsal Awards 2010 - Best Player of the World". Futsal Planet. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "Best Player of the World". Futsal Planet. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. "Ricardinho selected again as futsal best player in the world". Observador. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. Histórico: Ricardinho eleito melhor do Mundo pela quinta vez A Bola (in Portuguese)
  8. https://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/news/newsid=2535320.html
  9. Gonçalves, Álvaro (13 July 2015). "Futsal: Ricardinho considerado melhor jogador da Liga espanhola" [Futsal: Ricardinho considered the best player of the Spanish league]. zerozero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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