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Ricardo Pereira
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Pereira
Date of birth February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11) (age 32)
Place of birth    Flag of Portugal Montijo, Portugal
Height 1. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montijo ( pron mõ'tiʒu is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348 Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Real Betis
Number 1
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1994
1994–2003
2003–2007
2007–
CD Montijo
Boavista FC
Sporting CP
Real Betis
18 (0)
154 (1)
118 (0)
28 (0)   
National team2
2001– Portugal 75 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 13, 2008. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Boavista Futebol Clube ( pron boɐ'viʃtɐ often simply known as Boavista, is a Sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 31, 2008. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
* Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, usually referred to simply as Ricardo (pron. IPA[ʁi'kaɾdu]; OIH; born February 11, 1976 in Montijo), is a Portuguese football player, currently goalkeeper of Real Betis Balompie. The Order of Prince Henry the Navigator ( Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique) is a Portuguese National Order of Knighthood created on June 2, 1960 Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montijo ( pron mõ'tiʒu is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348 Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907

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Club career

After starting his career at hometown club CD Montijo, he signed with Boavista FC. Boavista Futebol Clube ( pron boɐ'viʃtɐ often simply known as Boavista, is a Sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded As a goalkeeper, he was one of the team's most influential players in their UEFA Cup campaign in 2003, in a run that would only stop in the competition's semifinals. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. He then went on to represent Sporting Clube de Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting

In 9 July, 2007 Ricardo was linked with a transfer to La Liga side Real Betis. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 On July 11, he signed a four-year contract with the club, a signing which would cost Betis €3,000,000. His debut in La Liga took place against Recreativo de Huelva on 26 August. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Real Club Recreativo de Huelva is a Spanish football team founded on December 23 1889.

International career

He made his international debut in 2001 against the Republic of Ireland, taking the place of Vítor Baía, who was recovering from a serious knee injury. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. Vítor Manuel Martins Baía born on 15 October1969 in São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal, is a former Portuguese international professional footballer However, he would be his backup in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.

Euro 2004

In the quarterfinals of Euro 2004 against England, Ricardo was one of Portugal's heroes in their win on penalties. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament With the penalty shootout tied 5-5, he first saved the shot of Darius Vassell, after taking his gloves off. Darius Markus Vassell (born 13 June 1980 in Sutton Coldfield) is an English international footballer who plays club football in the He then scored the deciding penalty to send Portugal to the semifinals.

Nevertheless, Ricardo did not manage to help his team avoid the loss to Greece in the final match. Ricardo misjudged a corner when coming for the ball, only for Angelos Charisteas to head the only goal of the game, in a shock final defeat. Angelos Charisteas (Άγγελος Χαριστέας ˈaɲɟeˌlos xariˈsteˌas (born February 9, 1980 in Strymoniko, Serres) is a

2006 World Cup

Ricardo and his team won all three games in their group, keeping two clean sheets and only being beaten once by Mexico's Francisco Fonseca. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition A string of saves allowed Portugal to once again knock out England in the quarter-finals of a major tournament on penalties, as he saved from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, in a 3-1 shootout win after a 0-0 draw with extra time. Frank James Lampard Jr (born 20 June 1978 in Romford, London) is an English football Midfielder currently playing for Premier Steven George Gerrard MBE (ˈdʒɛrɑd born 30 May 1980 Whiston Merseyside) is an English football player James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher (born 28 January 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is a central defender/right-back playing his club football at Liverpool Carragher did beat Ricardo but since his kick was made before the referee blew the whistle, the Englishman had to retry the spot kick which was then saved.

The semi-final match pitted Portugal against France. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Ricardo conceded one goal in this game, which was a penalty spot kick by Zinedine Zidane, awarded for a foul by Ricardo Carvalho over Thierry Henry in the box. Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, OIH (born 18 May 1978 in Amarante, Portugal) pronounced ʁi'kaɾdu kɐɾ'vaʎu Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 Zidane did not shoot hard, but his kick was at a steep angle which was sufficient to elude Ricardo, and it turned out to be the winning goal as France won 1-0. In the third-place match against hosts Germany, Ricardo allowed three goals, two by Bastian Schweinsteiger, and an own goal by Portugal's Petit. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since (born August 1, 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria) is a German footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Bayern For the musician see Armando Teixeira (musician. Armando Gonçalves Teixeira born on 25 September1976 in Strasbourg, France

Despite some criticism, he was the main goalkeeper of the campaign that led Portugal to Euro 2008, in Switzerland and Austria. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich


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