Cicero Ricardo de Souza (born 3 October 1978) is a Brazilian former

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, also known as Ricardinho.

Career

He began his career with Brazilian team

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

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and in 2004 after seven years the club he was bought by Portuguese team

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but only could manage 12 games with no goals and then was transferred back to Brazil to popular Brazilian team

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and was there for two years and after good performances was bought buy Brazilian giants

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and after one year was bought again by

for the second time in 2006. Since 2006 when arriving to

he has only managed to play 18 games in a year and a half.

Career statistics

Last update: 13 December 2010 * Assist Goals

External links

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* 1978 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Pernambuco Men's association football forwards Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Sport Club do Recife players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players CR Vasco da Gama players Marília Atlético Clube players Brasiliense FC players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players Salgueiro Atlético Clube players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Serra Talhada Futebol Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Primeira Liga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Pernambucano players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Iran People from Serra Talhada {{Brazil-footy-forward-1970s-stub