| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Felipe Santos Esteves | ||
| Date of birth | September 16, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Oriental | ||
| 1998–1999 | Alverca | ||
| 1999 | Benfica B | 16 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2000 | Alverca | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Benfica | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Benfica B | 8 | (0) |
| 2002 | Braga | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Nacional | 24 | (0) |
| 2004 | Paços Ferreira | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Reggina | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Vicenza | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Reggina | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Marítimo | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Asteras Tripoli | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Seoul | 11 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Marítimo | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ricardo Felipe dos Santos Esteves (born 16 September 1979 in Lisbon)[1] is a Portuguese footballer. On the right side of the pitch, he can play as either a defender or midfielder.
After arriving at S.L. Benfica in 1999, Esteves moved constantly between the club's main and reserve squads, only appearing ten times in the league, all in the same season - he was also loaned, and also had a brief spell with feeder club F.C. Alverca.
Released in January 2002, he represented, in quick succession, Sporting de Braga, C.D. Nacional and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, after which he began an abroad adventure, playing three years in Italy with Reggina Calcio (two) and Vicenza Calcio, in both major levels.
Esteves played in 2007–08 back in his country, with C.S. Marítimo, after which he moved again, now to Greece and Asteras Tripoli FC. In January 2010, he was sold to FC Seoul, scoring in his debut, against Daejeon Citizen FC.
In June, after four goals and as many assists, Esteves was released. Late in that month, he returned to his country and former side Marítimo, which had qualified for the UEFA Europa League.