Ricardo Pessoa

Ricardo Jorge Rodrigues Pessoa (born 5 February 1982) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Pessoa.
Ricardo Pessoa
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Rodrigues Pessoa
Date of birth (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982
Place of birth Vendas Novas, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
1991–1994 Estrela Vendas Novas
1995–2001 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Vitória Setúbal 30 (1)
2005–2018 Portimonense 375 (41)
2012–2013 → Moreirense (loan) 23 (2)
Total 428 (44)
National team
2003 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his 17-year professional career with Portimonense,[1][2] but also competed in the Primeira Liga with Vitória de Setúbal and Moreirense. He made a record 358 appearances in LigaPro.[3]

Club career

Born in Vendas Novas, Évora District, Pessoa started his professional career with Vitória de Setúbal, being sparingly used during his four-year spell with the Sado River club. He played 20 games as it returned to the Primeira Liga in 2004 after one year of absence, but only amassed ten appearances in that level in three seasons combined.

In the summer of 2005, Pessoa returned to the second division and signed for Portimonense SC, being an undisputed starter from the beginnings and also eventually gaining captaincy. In the 2009–10 campaign, he scored six goals[4][5][6][7][8][9]– whilst featuring in all 30 league matches – as the Algarve team returned to the top flight after 20 years.

Aged 35, Pessoa managed another promotion with his main club in 2017,[10] contributing with four goals (again mostly from penalties)[11][12][13][14] from 29 appearances. On 25 May of that year, he renewed his contract until 2020.[15]

Pessoa retired at the end of the 2017–18 season, having contributed sparingly as Portimonense retained their league status due to injury.[16] During his 12-year spell in Portimão, he played 426 matches across all competitions.[17]

International career

Pessoa played once for Portugal at under-21 level, featuring the last 14 minutes of the 2–2 friendly draw against Norway held in Guarda.[18]

Career statistics

[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portimonense 2009–10 Segunda Liga 305004000345
2010–11 Primeira Liga 293101000313
2011–12 Segunda Liga 285007300358
2013–14 Segunda Liga 4180053004611
2014–15 Segunda Liga 465003000495
2015–16 Segunda Liga 458204000518
2016–17 Segunda Liga 294001000304
2017–18 Primeira Liga 8000110091
Total 25638302670028545
Moreirense (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 232103000272
Career totals 27940402970031247

    Honours

    Vitória Setúbal

    Portimonense

    References
    1. "Ricardo Pessoa insubstituível" [Irreplaceable Ricardo Pessoa]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
    2. "Invulgar: Ricardo Pessoa não saía há cinco anos" [Unusual: Ricardo Pessoa did not go out five years ago]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
    3. "Luís Pedro é o jogador em competição com maior número de jogos na II Liga" [Luís Pedro is the active player with the highest number of games in the II League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
    4. "Trofense-Portimonense, 0–3: Triunfo fácil dos algarvios" [Trofense-Portimonense, 0–3: Easy win from Algarvians]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    5. "Portimonense bate Carregado" [Portimonense beat Carregado] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    6. "Fátima empata com Portimonense no Algarve" [Fátima draw with Portimonense in Algarve] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    7. "Portimonense-Trofense, 1–3: Algarvios falham liderança" [Portimonense-Trofense, 1–3: Algarvians miss first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    8. "Honra: Santa Clara vence e aquece luta pela subida" [Honour: Santa Clara win and warm up fight for promotion] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    9. Valente, Susana (3 May 2010). "Honra: Beira-Mar e Portimonense mais perto da subida" [Honour: Beira-Mar and Portimonense closer to promotion] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    10. "Portimonense: «Foram sete anos de espera», diz Ricardo Pessoa" [Portimonense: «It was a seven-year wait», says Ricardo Pessoa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    11. "Portimonense vence na receção ao Covilhã e soma quarta vitória" [Portimonense defeat Covilhã as hosts and get fourth win] (in Portuguese). Diário Digital Castelo Branco. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    12. "Portimonense derrota FC Porto B e segue líder" [Portimonense beat FC Porto B and remain the leaders]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    13. "Portimonense até esteve a perder mas conseguiu empatar frente ao Penafiel" [Portimonense was even trailing but managed to draw against Penafiel]. Sul Informação (in Portuguese). 21 January 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    14. "Cova da Piedade-Portimonense, 1–1: Rui Varela estraga festa ao líder" [Cova da Piedade-Portimonense, 1–1: Rui Varela spoils party for the leader]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    15. "Oficial: Ricardo Pessoa no Portimonense até aos 38 anos" [Official: Ricardo Pessoa in Portimonense until the age of 38]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    16. "Ricardo Pessoa encerra carreira este domingo" [Ricardo Pessoa wraps up career this Sunday] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
    17. Anjinho, Jorge (13 May 2018). "Ricardo Pessoa e o fim da carreira: «Acabei na equipa do meu coração»" [Ricardo Pessoa e o fim da carreira: «I ended in the team of my heart»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
    18. "Sub-21: Portugal empata com Noruega" [Under-21: Portugal draw with Norway]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 April 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
    19. Ricardo Pessoa at Soccerway
    20. "Vitória Setúbal 2–0 Pedras Rubras". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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