Leandson Dias da Silva (born 4 April 1981), commonly known as Rico, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Rico joined

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in 2002, and played on the same team as Brazil international and

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midfielder

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. He also played for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto-Alegrense. Rico moved to

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to play for

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in 2005, and has spent the past five seasons there. Last season Rico scored many important goals leading Muharraq to the Bahraini premiership. Rico scored in the last second of the match against Sitra by a penalty to secure the league for Muharraq. Rico also helped Muharraq to beat Riffa Club 2–1 in the final of the Crown Prince cup, and helped in Muharraq's run to the

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final where they narrowly lost on aggregate against Al Faisaly of

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. In the 2006–07 season, Rico returned with Muharraq. At the beginning of the year he led Muharraq to the Bahraini Super Cup against Al Najma, by scoring a back heel goal to beat Bahrain international goalkeeper Abdulrahman AbdulKarim. He scored 25 goals in 21 games in the Bahraini league helping Muharraq to the championship. In 2008, he scored 19 goals in 11 games granting him the title of

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. Rico transferred to

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in May 2010, and in September 2011 he transferred to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rico 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Recife Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Saudi Professional League players Bahraini Premier League players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players São Paulo FC players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Al-Muharraq SC players Hajer FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Lagarto Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate footballers in Bahrain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia