Ricardo Alves Pereira (born August 8, 1988, in
Sinop,
Mato Grosso
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Neighboring ...
), or simply Ricardinho, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who currently plays for
Ben Guerdane
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History
During the Second World War Ben Gardane Airfield was used ...
.
Club career
He made his professional debut with Clube Atlético Paranaense in a 4–2 home victory against
São Paulo
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on August 20, 2005, in the
Campeonato Brasileiro.
[
] On 24 July 2007 FC Dallas announced that Ricardinho has signed for them on loan on 5 June 2007.
[
] He made his debut for Dallas against
Mexican
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Primera División
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side
UANL Tigres
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on 7 July.
[
]
International career
Ricardinho has played for
Brazil
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at Under 16, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 20 level.
Contract
*Atlético-PR 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2012
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Saudi First Division League players
J1 League players
Major League Soccer players
K League 1 players
Men's association football forwards
Club Athletico Paranaense players
FC Dallas players
ABC Futebol Clube players
FC Tokyo players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Figueirense FC players
América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Daejeon Hana Citizen players
Clube de Regatas Brasil players
Londrina Esporte Clube players
Uberlândia Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Taubaté players
US Ben Guerdane players
Al-Ansar FC (Medina) players
People from Sinop, Mato Grosso
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