Ricardo Oliveira ( port.-Brazil. Ricardo Oliveira ; May 6, 1980 , Sao Paulo ) - Brazilian footballer , striker of the club Atletico Mineiro . He plays for the national team of Brazil .
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| Full name | Ricardo Oliveira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Sao paulo brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 186 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Atletico Mineiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Ricardo Oliveira started playing football at the Corinthians school in 1997. In 1999, he continued to study at the “ Portuguese Desportos ”, where the next year he got into the first team [2] .
In early 2003, Ricardo moved to Santos. For this club, he scored in the group stage and in the playoffs of the Libertadores Cup 2003 , and also took part in both matches of the lost Boca Juniors finals [3] .
July 31, 2003, the attacker signed a contract with the Spanish “ Valencia ” [4] . Under the leadership of Rafael Benitez, he scored eight goals in the La Liga 21 game, becoming the champion of Spain, and also added the UEFA Cup to the gold medals of the championship.
However, in the next season, Oliveira moved to Real Betis for € 4 million [5] . In the first season for the new team, he scored 22 goals in 37 matches in the championship, which helped the club to take fourth place in the standings and for the first time in history to get into the Champions League [6] . At the beginning of 2006, Oliveira went on loan to Sao Paulo to be seen by the Brazilian national team head coach before the 2006 World Cup .
On August 31, 2006, Ricardo signed a five-year contract with Milan . Betis received € 17.5 million for the transition. In addition, the transfer to Johann Vogel’s “green-white” camp was part of the deal [7] . For “Rosseri” he made his debut in the second half of the game against “ Lazio ”, scoring a goal from the goal line, which helped his team win with a score of 2: 1. However, Ricardo managed to score only two goals in all subsequent matches of the league and twice more scored in the Italian Cup .
On July 14, 2007, the striker returned to Spain on loan to Real Zaragoza . At the end of the rental period, the “Aragonese” took advantage of the option according to which they had the right to redeem the player’s contract for a set fee. May 10, 2008 Zaragoza bought Oliveira for € 10 million [8] .
At the end of January 2009, Oliveira returned to Real Betis for € 8.9 million compensation [9] . In the debut match, he scored the second goal in the 83rd minute against the goal of “ Seville ”, which helped his team win the principled derby with a score of 2: 1 [10] . Betis was ultimately downgraded after a 1-1 home draw with Real Valladolid [11] .
In mid-July 2009, Oliveira, having already begun pre-season training with Betis, transferred to Al-Jazeera , the deal amounted to about € 14 million [12] . The following January, he returned to his country, moving on loan to Sao Paulo.
On March 7, 2012, in the opening match of Al-Jazeera in the 2012 AFC Champions League, Oliveira scored the last goal of his team against Nasaf , but his team lost with a score of 4: 2. However, on May 2, he scored a hat-trick in a match against the same opponent and brought the team a 4-1 victory. Two weeks later, he scored four goals in an away game against Al-Rayyan , ultimately his club won 4-3.
In the 1/8 match of the tournament against Al-Ahly Jeddah , Oliveira scored twice, ultimately the match ended in a draw 3: 3, but then Ricardo did not realize his hit in the penalty shootout and his team lost with a score of 2: 4. At the end of January 2014, after the arrival of Felipe Caichedo and Jusilei, he was fired [13] .
On January 12, 2015, Oliveira returned to Santos, agreeing on a five-month contract [14] . After his return on February 1, he played the first match, having entered the second half of the game instead of Zhovanio, his team defeated Ituano 3-0 [15] .
May 1, 2015, becoming the club’s top scorer in the season of the Paulista League and the best player of the tournament, Oliveira extended his contract until December 2017 [16] . In the championship, he scored two goals in matches against his former club São Paulo (defeat at a party 2: 3) [17] and Chapecoens (home win 3: 1) [18] , in the end he became the best scorer of the Series A with 20 goals.
International Career
Oliveira made his debut for the Brazilian national team on May 25, 2004 in a match against Catalonia , scored a goal and helped the team win with a score of 5: 1. However, this game is not recognized by FIFA as an official friendly match.
Subsequently, he was included in the squad for the American Football Cup 2004 , where he played his first match on July 8, 2004 against Paraguay . During the tournament, he also scored his first goal in the quarterfinal match against Mexico , and Brazil won the cup [19] .
Subsequently, Oliveira began to constantly be called up to the Brazilian national team as a replacement for Adriano , Robinho and Ronaldo . He was also included on the 2005 Confederations Cup , but missed the 2006 World Cup due to an injury at Betis. After a year-long pause in the game for the national team, the new coach of the Dung team challenged Oliveira to a friendly match with Switzerland on November 15, 2006.
On September 24, 2015, eight years after his last match, Oliveira was called up to replace the injured Roberto Firmino in the first two matches of the 2018 World Cup selection against Chile and Venezuela [20] , in the second game he scored a goal and brought the team victory with a score of 3: 1 [21] .
On March 29, 2016, Oliveira scored again in the qualifying match against Paraguay, the teams scored a draw 2: 2 [22] . On May 5, he fell into an application of 23 people for the America’s Centennial Cup , which went to the USA [23] , but on May 21, due to an injury, he was replaced by Jonas [24] .
Achievements
Team
- Finalist of the Libertadores Cup: 2003
- America Cup Winner: 2004
- Champion of Spain (La Liga): 2003/04
- UEFA Cup Winner: 2003/04
- Confederations Cup Winner: 2005
- Spanish Cup Winner: 2005
- Champion of Brazil: 2006
- Champions League Winner: 2006/07
- Trofeu Berlusconi (Milan): 2007
- UAE League Cup Winner: 2009/10
- UAE Champion: 2010/11
- UAE Cup Winner: 2010/11, 2011/12
- Paulista League Winner: 2015, 2016
Personal
- Top scorer of the Libertadores Cup: 2003
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2012
- Brazil's top scorer: 2015
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Ricardo Oliveira relembra dispensa do Corinthians no início da carreira: 'Diretor disse que eu era jogador de 3ª e 4ª divisões' (port.) . ESPN Brasil (September 15, 2015). Date of appeal September 24, 2015.
- ↑ “Goal of the round” ; El Mundo Deportivo, October 6, 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ Valencia sign South American duo , UEFA.com (July 31, 2003). Date of treatment July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Oliveira bound for Betis , UEFA.com (July 30, 2004). Date of appeal May 27, 2008.
- ↑ Champions League 2005/06: Real Betis ; uefa.com , December 12, 2014
- ↑ Oliveira makes Milan move , Sky Sports (August 31, 2006). Date of appeal May 27, 2008.
- ↑ Zaragoza keep Oliveira ; Sky Sports, 25 May 2008
- ↑ Real Betis signs Ricardo Oliveira from Zaragoza , USA Today (January 31, 2009). Date of treatment April 29, 2011.
- ↑ Sevilla-Betis (1–2): El Betis vuelve a ganar en el Pizjuán doce años después (Spanish) . Diario de Sevilla (February 8, 2009). Date of treatment March 5, 2014.
- ↑ El Valladolid guillotina al Betis (Spanish) . Marca (May 31, 2009). Date of treatment March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Oliveira seals Al-Jazira switch , Sky Sports (July 19, 2009). Date of treatment July 19, 2009.
- ↑ Sem contrato, Ricardo Oliveira tem "possibilidade real" de voltar ao Brasil (port.) . Gazeta Esportiva (January 21, 2014).
- ↑ Ricardo Oliveira volta ao Santos após 12 anos e vira aposta para camisa 9 (port.) . Globo Esporte (12 January 2015).
- ↑ Na “revanche” da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro (In “rematch” of the 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano at Vila Belmiro) ; Globo Esporte, 1 February 2015 (Port)
- ↑ Craque do Paulistão, Ricardo Oliveira renova contrato (port) . Santos' official website (1 May 2015). Date of treatment May 1, 2015.
- ↑ São Paulo bate o Santos no Morumbi em clássico recheado de emoção (port) . Globo Esporte (3 June 2015). Date accessed August 31, 2015.
- ↑ Santos faz 3 a 1 na Chapecoense e, com 3ª vitória seguida, cola no G-4 (port.) . Globo Esporte (3 September 2015). Date of appeal September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Copa América 2004 , RSSSF. Date of treatment February 19, 2013.
- ↑ Firmino é cortado, e Ricardo Oliveira é convocado para seleção brasileira (port) . Globo Esporte (September 24, 2015). Date of appeal September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Brazil beat Venezuela, Uruguay cruise past Colombia, Argentina draw . ESPN FC (October 14, 2015). Date of treatment October 14, 2015.
- ↑ Brasil empata no fim com o Paraguai, mas cai para 6º nas Eliminatórias (port) . UOL Esporte (March 29, 2016). Date of treatment March 30, 2016.
- ↑ Dunga convoca Seleção para a Copa América com 7 jogadores olímpicos (port) . Globo Esporte (5 May 2016). Date of treatment May 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ricardo Oliveira cut from Brazil's squad due to injury, replaced by Jonas . theScore Inc. (May 21, 2016). Date of treatment May 22, 2016.
Links
- Soccerway Profile
- Player profile on Transfermarkt