Ricardo Soares Florêncio, known as Russo (born 16 June 1976 in
Olinda
Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state ca ...
), is a retired Brazilian
footballer who played as a
defender.
At club level, Russo played for
Sport
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,
Vitória,
Cruzeiro,
Botafogo,
Santos,
São Caetano,
Santos and
Spartak Moscow.
He won the
FIFA Confederations Cup with the
Brazilian squad in
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
, but did not feature in any matches.
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup: Brazil Squad
FIFA
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. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
He played 1 game in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup for FC Spartak Moscow
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.
References
*
1976 births
Living people
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Sport Club do Recife players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Santos FC players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
CR Vasco da Gama players
FC Spartak Moscow players
Russian Premier League players
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
People from Olinda
Men's association football defenders
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Footballers from Pernambuco
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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