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10 Futsal
Ricardinho
Ricardinho is a Portuguese futsal winger who wears 10 and scored 79 goals in 70 games for Nagoya Oceans. His club career also includes Benfica and Inter FS.
The story so far
Seventy-nine goals in 70 appearances for Nagoya Oceans gives Ricardinho a scoring rate that stands out in the club record. The Portuguese winger, who wears 10, has carried that output through a career on several continents, and at 41 he is still playing. His national team is Portugal, and his club list includes Riga Futsal Club and Pendekar United.
His recorded career starts at Benfica, then moves to Nagoya Oceans, where that scoring run happened. A loan at MFK CSKA Moscow and a return to Benfica followed before a long spell at Inter FS. Later clubs took him to France and Indonesia. He has been made a Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal and has also received the Order of Prince Henry.
Good to know
Standing 1.64 m tall, the Portugal futsal winger uses a low centre of gravity to beat opponents.
He was born on 3 September 1985 in Gondomar, Portugal, and holds Portuguese nationality.
Ricardinho is 41, with a birth date of 3 September 1985, and he plays in the Indonesia Pro Futsal League.