Ricardo Soares Florêncio

Russo
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Soares Florêncio
Date of birthJune 16, 1976
Place of birthOlinda, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1996Sport20(1)
1997Vitória19(1)
1998Cruzeiro
1998Sport22(0)
1999Vitória
1999Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto11(0)
2000Sport
2001Santos19(2)
2002São Caetano12(0)
2002–2003Vasco da Gama44(1)
2003FC Spartak Moscow1(0)
2004–2005Sport
2006–2007Santa Cruz
National team
1997-1998Brazil5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Soares Florêncio, known as Russo (born June 16, 1976 in Olinda), is a retired Brazilian football player.

Russo played as a defender for Sport Club do Recife, Esporte Clube Vitória, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Santos F.C., Associação Desportiva São Caetano, Santos F.C. and FC Spartak Moscow. He won the FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian squad in 1997, but did not feature in any matches.[1]

He played 1 game in the UEFA Cup 2003–04 for FC Spartak Moscow.

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