Hamilton Ricard

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Hamilton Ricard (born January 1, 1974 in Chocó) is a Colombian footballer.

Ricard plays as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, and Numancia over the course of his career.

Ricard was signed by Bryan Robson for a fee of £2million 1998, and scored 33 goals in 92 starts (with 23 substitute appearances) over a four year Middlesbrough career. When Steve McClaren took over the reigns, Ricard was deemed surplus to requirements and allowed to move to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer.

Since leaving Middlesbrough, Ricard has courted controversy both on and off the pitch. In 2002, he was involved in a car accident that killed a passenger, and was banned from football for twelve months for attacking a referee and making obscene gestures to the crowd while playing for Quito side Emelec. The ban was reduced on appeal, and since then, Ricard attempted to move back to Europe to rejuvenate his career. He briefly played in Cyprus, before signing a year's deal with Numancia for the 2005-2006 season. He played 16 times, scoring 2 goals.

Ricard has represented Colombia 21 times, scoring four goals.

	Colombia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 O. Córdoba | 2 I. Córdoba | 3 Palacios | 4 Santa | 5 Bermúdez | 6 Serna | 7 de Ávila | 8 Lozano | 9 Valencia | 10 Valderrama | 11 Asprilla | 12 Calero | 13 Cabrera | 14 Bolaño | 15 Aristizábal | 16 Moreno | 17 Estrada | 18 Pérez | 19 Rincón | 20 Ricard | 21 Preciado | 22 Mondragón | Coach: Gómez