Ricardo Oliveira

Ricardo Oliveira 2007

Ricardo Oliveira ( born May 6, 1980 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian footballer.

  • 2.1 national team
  • 2.2 club

Career

Association

The striker began his career with 14 years in the youth team of Corinthians. In 2000 he moved to Portuguesa Sao Paulo, where he first came into use in the first team. He stayed 3 years at Portuguesa, before he went for a season to FC Santos. With these he played in the Copa Libertadores 2003, where they reached the final against the Argentine representative Boca Juniors. This was 0:2 and 1:3 lost, so that the club missed the win. With nine goals in the competition Oliveira was top scorer along with Boca striker Marcelo Delgado.

Oliveira was brought to Spain in the summer of 2003 from FC Valencia. With the club he was Spanish champion and 2004 UEFA Cup winners and scored eight goals in 21 games. After that, he was engaged by Betis Sevilla. In the season 2004/ 05 he scored in 36 games for Betis 22 goals, and also contributed a goal in a 2-1 victory in the final of the Copa del Rey at.

In his second season at Betis he came because of injuries, including a torn ACL, only 9 missions and was awarded the 2006 Sao Paulo, to recuperate in his home. He played for São Paulo in the Copa Libertadores 2006, but had only one loan contract to August 10 in 2006 and had to return to Real Betis afterwards. Since the decisive match took place at the Copa victory due to a change of date until 16 August Oliveira tried to reach a deferment, but the Spaniards refused and he thus missed the biggest game of his career.

After his return to Betis, there was a conflict with the club president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera. The dispute ended on 31 August 2006, Oliveira AC Milan a five -year contract signed and moved for a transfer fee of € 15 million to Italy.

For the 2007/08 season Oliveira was loaned for a year at Real Zaragoza. Zaragoza secured a purchase option of € 10 million, after initially bind to the long term by Oliveira. After relegation in 2008 Zaragoza drew Although the purchase option, but the player at the club a long bond was not realisitisches goal. Rather Zaragoza speculated on a quick resale Oliveira for a higher sum. In the winter of 2008/09 season, shortly before the end of transfer, Oliveira moved to Real Betis, where he wrote until 2013.

After the descent of Betis Sevilla from the first division Oliveira moved for an estimated 15 million euro transfer fee from Spain to the United Arab Emirates. He signed a contract there in Dubai at Al- Jazira Club. After only a year he moved back to Oliveira, the Brazilian homeland, where he again joined the Sao Paulo.

National

Ricardo Oliveira was Brazil's national team. His first official use in the national selection had the striker on 8 July 2004 during the Copa America with Chile. At the time, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira joined him in the 63rd minute for Adriano. Previously, he played on May 25 in an unofficial match against the selection of Catalonia, where at in a 5-2 success was a hit. Overall Oliveira graduated 13 or twelve games for the national team, except in the Copa América 2004, inter alia, the Confederations Cup 2005 in Germany. Both competitions won Brazil. His breakthrough in the national team never made the offensive player, however. The last time the shirt of the Seleção was the striker on 27 March 2007 in a friendly game, as he stood in a 1-0 victory in the starting lineup.

Achievements

National

  • Copa America 2004 with the Brazilian national team
  • Confederations Cup in 2005 with the Brazilian national team

Association

  • Spanish Football Champions 2004 FC Valencia
  • UEFA Cup in 2004 with FC Valencia
  • Copa del Rey ( Spanish Cup ) 2005 Real Betis
  • Best scorer during the Copa Libertadores 2003
  • Winner of the UEFA Champions League 2007 with AC Milan
  • Scorer of the AFC Champions League: 2012

Trivia

  • Ricardo's sister, Maria de Lourdes Silva de Oliveira was, between 2006 and 2007 for five months in captivity of kidnappers. In March 2007, she was rescued by the Brazilian police. You in October was already in the hands of the kidnappers.
Santos FC Valencia CF A.C. Milan al-Jazira Club 2003 Copa Libertadores 2006 Copa Libertadores Adriano Leite Ribeiro
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