Ricardo Emídio Ramalho Silva (born 26 September 1975; ) is a Portuguese retired professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 264 matches and 16 goals during 15 seasons, representing in the competition

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, Marítimo,

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, Vitória de Guimarães, Boavista,

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and

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Club career

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

youth graduate who was born in

, Silva was bought in 1995 by neighbouring

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, where he would be loaned constantly during his contract, mostly to mid-table clubs in the

, his beginnings being with

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in the third level. From 1999 to 2002 he was part of the club's first-team, but his starting XI opportunities were rare; for the 2002–03 season he was loaned for the fifth and last time, to Vitória de Guimarães. In the summer of 2003, Silva returned to Boavista where he knew his most steady period, playing there for four out of five campaigns ( 2004–05 was spent at S.C. Beira-Mar, also in the top flight). Although almost never an undisputed starter, he did figure prominently. In February 2008, Silva left Boavista and moved to

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with

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, being signed at the same time as compatriot

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(from

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). In late December 2009 the 34-year-old agreed on a return to his country, signing with struggling

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until the end of the season, with the '' Sadinos'' eventually finishing in 14th position, the first team above the relegation zone.

Honours

Porto * Taça de Portugal: 1999–2000, 2000–01

References

External links

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Shinnik official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Ricardo 1975 births Living people Footballers from Porto Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players FC Porto players A.D. Esposende players F.C. Felgueiras players C.S. Marítimo players U.D. Leiria players FC Porto B players Vitória S.C. players Boavista F.C. players S.C. Beira-Mar players Vitória F.C. players Padroense F.C. players Russian Premier League players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia