Ricardo André (footballer, born 1982)

Ricardo André Duarte Pires (born 24 October 1982 in Amadora, Lisbon) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Ricardo André
Personal information
Full name Ricardo André Duarte Pires
Date of birth (1982-10-24) 24 October 1982
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998 Benfica
1998–1999 Estoril
1999–2001 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Benfica B 29 (0)
2003–2005 Paços Ferreira 41 (0)
2006 Setúbal B 15 (0)
2006–2007 Gondomar 22 (1)
2007–2009 Cherno More 45 (3)
2010–2011 Chernomorets Burgas 41 (2)
Total 193 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

After unsuccessfully emerging through S.L. Benfica's youth system – he only appeared for its B-side – André signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from the Primeira Liga in 2003, playing 15 games and suffering team relegation in his first season. After one more year he signed with Vitória de Setúbal's reserves, also in the third division as Benfica's second team.

André subsequently competed in the second level with Gondomar SC, then moved to Bulgaria in the 2007 summer by joining PFC Cherno More Varna.[1] He made his competitive debut on 12 July, in a UEFA Intertoto Cup match against FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov, playing the entire 4–0 win. On 28 August 2007 he scored his first goal for the club, but in a 1–3 loss to PFC Slavia Sofia.

In January 2010 André switched to PSFC Chernomorets Burgas, in the same country. He was released in July of the following year, retiring shortly after at the age of only 29.

References
  1. Petrov, Nedko (22 June 2007). "Черно море" взе бразилци [Cherno More got Brazilians] (in Bulgarian). 7 Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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