''Ricardo Dias Acosta (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a former Brazilian football player who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Rosário do Sul Rosário do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 39,314 (2020 est.) in an area of 4,369.65 km². Its elevation is 151 m. It is located 385 km west of the state ...

, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho finished his formation with Juventude, but made his senior debuts with Iraty in 2006. Ricardinho was subsequently loaned to Ceará, Caxias and Linense, joining the latter permanently in 2010. In 2011, he moved to XV de Piracicaba. On 13 May 2011 Ricardinho was loaned to

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, returning to ''Nhô Quim'' in September. On 9 May of the following year he moved to Ponte Preta, also in a temporary deal. Ricardinho made his Série A debut on 10 June 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cicinho in a 0–0 away draw against

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

. On the 24th he scored his first goal in the category, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood ('' bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of ...

. On 20 December 2012 Ricardinho agreed a deal with Ceará.Ceará confirma contratação do meia Ricardinho (Ceará confirms signing of midfielder Ricardinho)
Diário do Nordeste, 20 December 2012

Honours

Club

;Paysandu *

Copa Verde The Copa Verde ( en, Green Cup) is an annual regional knockout football competition in Brazil that started in 2014, and played by 24 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo (Espírito Santo state was included because ...

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;Botafogo * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:

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;Ceará *

Campeonato Cearense The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Format The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change ev ...

: 2013, 2014 * Copa do Nordeste: 2015 ;Linense *

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 ...

: 2010 ;XV de Piracicaba *

: 2011 ;Londrina * Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2011

Individual

Best right midfielder: 2013 * Copa do Nordeste Best right midfielder:

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References

External links

Ceará official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardinho 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Iraty Sport Club players Ceará Sporting Club players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Clube Atlético Linense players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Londrina Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Paysandu Sport Club players Floresta Esporte Clube players Saudi First Division League players Al-Ettifaq FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia