Adalberto Manuel Silva Ribeiro (born 13 February 1969), known simply as Adalberto, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Adalberto was born in Paredes,

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. Youth years included, he represented

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

for 23 seasons, starting out in 1988 in the

Liga de Honra The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

and totalling 65 games in his first three years (four goals), which were spent at that level. In the 1991–92 campaign, Adalberto made his

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

debut, contributing 33 matches as the northerners retained their league status. He scored his only goal in the competition on 20 October 1991, opening a 1–1 home draw against

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

. From 1994 to 2000, Adalberto played with the club in the second tier. Subsequently, he made a further 80 appearances in the top division, suffering relegation in 2004. After helping Paços return to the top flight in 2005, the 36-year-old Adalberto retired from football. He was also

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for several seasons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adalberto Ribeiro 1969 births Living people Footballers from Paredes, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players

Club career

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