Ricardo Carvalho

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricardo Carvalho
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1978(1978-05-18)
Age	46
Birthplace	Amarante
Country	Portugal
Horoscope	Taurus

Ricardo Carvalho Biography

Ricardo Carvalho is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 18, 1978 in Amarante, Portugal. Soccer player who represented Portugal in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, placing 4th in the former.

He played on the national team with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ricardo Carvalho was brought to the Porto junior team in the 1996–97 season. In the oncoming season, Carvalho made his professional debut when he signed on loan for Leça. Between 1999 and 2001, he had loan spells at Vitória de Setúbal and FC Alverca. He returned to Porto in the 2001–02 season, being third choice behind Jorge Costa and Jorge Andrade, but he quickly won a place in the starting XI, forming a terrific partnership with Andrade in the centre of defence, which brought disappointment to captain Jorge Costa who, in April 2002, joined Charlton Athletic on a five-month loan spell. Carvalho made 25 appearances in the Portuguese league that season. In the following season, Jorge Costa returned to Porto and Jorge Andrade moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain. With José Mourinho in charge, Carvalho started the campaign as the third option behind Costa and Pedro Emanuel, but later, his excellent form led him to a place in the first team, appearing in the most important games of the season, including the UEFA cup semi-finals matches against Lazio and the UEFA Cup final where Porto beat Celtic 3–2 in extra time. It was Carvalho’s first international trophy. By his great season, he was named Portuguese League Footballer of the Year and Porto Footballer of the Year.

During the 2003–04 season, Carvalho earned his first cap for the Portugal national team on 11 October 2003 in a 5–3 friendly match win over Albania. He established himself as a key member of the national team starting XI during the UEFA Euro 2004 championship on home soil, after replacing captain Fernando Couto in the heart of Portugal’s defence following the team’s defeat against Greece in the opening group game. In the tournament, he was nominated for the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament along with his compatriots Maniche, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Carvalho formed a strong partnership with Jorge Andrade in the Portuguese defence as his country reached the final, though they lost 1–0 to Greece in a stunning upset. Carvalho started in all of Portugal’s six games in the tournament, including an epic game against England, where the defender was named Carlsberg Man of the Match, and Portugal emerged victorious 6–5 on penalties. BBC Sport football expert Alan Hansen said that Carvalho was, along with Sol Campbell, the best defender at Euro 2004.

He was born in Amarante.

Ricardo Carvalho Net Worth

Ricardo Carvalho is one of the richest Soccer Player from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricardo Carvalho 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was recruited by FC Porto’s junior team in 1996.

He won the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup, and was named Best Defender of the UEFA Champions League tournament.

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu] ; born 18 May 1978) is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant manager of French club Marseille.

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(…) Players who grow in England are different, they are tough, strong. My first year was difficult because I wanted the ball, wanted to play, and the pace here is unbelievable. The players are physically strong, and if they don’t play well they kick. It wasn’t my game. And every time I jumped with my arm my shoulder would pop out. With time it got weaker. In May 2005 I had an operation, I started to work a bit in the gym, which I’d never done before, and I improved a lot. (…) My body is not as strong as a normal centre-back in England, but I like to play hard and tackle. I love to make crazy tackles, I like to slide on the ground.

Facts & Trivia

Ricardo Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Ricardo Carvalho celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

Carvalho represented Portugal at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, finishing fourth overall. During the quarter-final game against England, referee Horacio Elizondo adjudged Wayne Rooney to have trodden on Carvalho’s groin, right in front of him, and the English player was sent off for violent conduct. The English media, however, speculated that teammate Cristiano Ronaldo had influenced Elizondo’s decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooney’s dismissal. In the following semi-final game against France in Munich on 5 July 2006, Carvalho was whistled for a foul against France’s Thierry Henry in the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick. Zinedine Zidane converted the spot kick to give France a 1–0 win over Portugal. Also in the same game, Carvalho was booked with his second yellow card of the knockout phase, and was forced to miss the third place game against hosts Germany on 8 July in Stuttgart, which ended in a 3–1 defeat. He in played each of his team’s other preceding matches throughout the World Cup, as a member of Portugal’s central defensive pairing in the team’s starting lineup alongside Fernando Meira, and as a result of his performances, he was one of the 23 players nominated for the All Star Team of the tournament.