Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira (born 4 March 1981 in

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

), known as Joca, is a Portuguese retired professional

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who played as a

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