Ricardo Bóvio

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Personal information
Ricardo Bóvio
Full name	Ricardo Bóvio de Souza
Date of birth	January 17, 1982 (age 25)
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.78 cm
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Panathinaikos FC
Number	6
Youth clubs
1995 – 2001	Vasco da Gama
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-present	Vasco da Gama Chernomorets Santos FC Málaga CF Panathinaikos FC	15 (2) 19 (?) 48 (?) 17 (1) 12 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Bóvio de Souza (born January 17, 1982 in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. Bóvio begun his career as a youth in Vasco da Gama in 1995 and stayed there until 2003/2004 season. Ricardo Souza was transfered to Ukrainian side FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk but he couldn't adjust to the local climate and the following year returned to Brazil for Santos FC. In Santos, Bóvio proved he was a very talented youngster and many European clubs were interested for his services. Bóvio's next career station was Málaga CF but the club board decided to loan him to Greek side Panathinaikos FC with a buy clause of 1.5m €.