Ricardo Virtuoso

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Ricardo Virtuoso
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Virtuoso
Date of birth 1 March 1984
Place of birth Guarapuava, Brazil
Height 5'8"
Position midfielder
Club information
Current club Columbus Crew
Number 25
Youth clubs
Clube Atlético Juventus
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2004-05
2006-
FC Chiasso
Columbus Crew
 ? (?)
2 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23 July 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 23 July 2006.

Ricardo Virtuoso (born March 1, 1984 in Guarapuava, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Virtuoso came up through the Clube Atlético Juventus youth system. He signed with Swiss second division side FC Chiasso in 2004 and played two seasons there. On May 18, 2006 he signed with the Columbus Crew.

He has also been a member of the U-17 Brazilian national football team.

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Columbus Crew - Current Squad

1 Busch | 2 Hejduk | 4 Pierce | 5 Moss | 6 González | 7 Thomas | 8 Oughton | 9 Garey | 10 Ngwenya | 11 Grabavoy | 12 Gaven | 13 Burch | 14 Marshall | 15 Retiz | 16 Kamara | 17 Szetela | 19 Becerra | 20 Ward | 22 Rozental | 23 Hendrickson | 24 Zayner | 25 Virtuoso | 28 Gruenebaum | 29 Palmer | 31 Gaudette | 33 Leitch | 88 Walker | 99 Coiner | -- Hesmer | -- O'Rourke | Coach: Schmid