Ricardo Pessoa

Ricardo Pessoa
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Jorge Rodrigues Pessoa
Date of birth5 February 1982
Place of birthVendas Novas, Portugal
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Portimonense
Number5
Youth career
1991–1994Estrela Vendas Novas
1995–2001Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2005Vitória Setúbal30(1)
2005–Portimonense277(26)
2012–2013Moreirense (loan)23(2)
National team
2003Portugal U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Jorge Rodrigues Pessoa (born 5 February 1982) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Portimonense S.C. as a right back.

Football career

Born in Vendas Novas, Évora. Pessoa started his professional career with Vitória de Setúbal, being sparingly used during his four-year spell with the Sado River club. He appeared in 20 games as the team returned to the top division in 2004 after one year of absence, but only amassed ten appearances in that category in three seasons combined.

In the 2005 summer Pessoa returned to the second level and signed for Portimonense SC, being an undisputed starter from the beginnings and also eventually gaining team captaincy. In the 2009–10 campaign he scored six goals – whilst appearing in all 30 league matches – as the Algarve side returned to the top flight after 20 years.

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