brazilian football player
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Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira ( brazilian portuguese : [ ʁiˈkaʁdu oliˈvejɾɐ ] ; born 6 May 1980 ) is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a striker. He represented São Paulo and Santos in two different spells, but besides played in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 120 games and 58 goals for three teams. A Brazil external from 2004 to 2016, Oliveira helped the national team win one Copa América and one Confederations Cup .

Club career [edit ]

Portuguesa [edit ]

Born in São Paulo, Oliveira joined Sport Club Corinthians Paulista ‘s young person apparatus in 1997. After being released by the golf club in 1999, he moved to Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, being promoted to the first team in the stick to year. [ 1 ] Oliveira made his professional debut on 24 September 2000, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the game ‘s only in a Copa João Havelange home win against Sport Club do Recife. [ 2 ] He scored 23 goals over the course of three seasons in the Série A and, in March 2001, equalled a club record by netting in seven back-to-back matches. [ 3 ]

santos [edit ]

In early 2003, Oliveira moved to Santos FC, although this was disputed in a sports court. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He scored in the group and knockout stages of the 2003 Copa Libertadores, and he appeared in both legs of the final, although his team lost to Boca Juniors. [ 6 ]

valencia [edit ]

On 31 July 2003, Oliveira moved to Spain and joined Valencia CF, signing a five-year contract with Santos retaining part-ownership. [ 7 ] Under the guidance of Rafael Benítez he scored eight La Liga goals in 21 games, including a fantastic long-range feat at FC Barcelona in a 1–0 win in October, [ 8 ] netting a hat-trick the take after calendar month at RCD Mallorca ( 5–0 victory ). [ 9 ] The Che were finally crowned home champions, adding that season ‘s UEFA Cup. [ 10 ]

Betis [edit ]

however, after merely one season, Oliveira joined Real Betis for a report tip of € 4 million. [ 11 ] He scored a career-best 22 league goals in 37 appearances as the club reached the UEFA Champions League for the first clock time ever after finishing one-fourth, and besides won the season ‘s Copa del Rey against CA Osasuna, with the player netting the first in a 2–1 extra time acquire. [ 12 ] Oliveira scored his first official Champions League goal on 28 September 2005 at R.S.C. Anderlecht, [ 13 ] following a brace – including a solo feat – against AS Monaco FC in the third qualify round. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Due to knee ligament damage sustained against Chelsea on 1 November 2005, [ 16 ] he only played nine times in the league, although he netted four times. Oliveira moved on loan to São Paulo FC in early 2006, in a bid to gain a topographic point in Brazil ‘s 2006 World Cup police squad – prolonged recovery fourth dimension entail he never made it but he did continue to compete for the club in all the fronts until 10 August 2006. previously, in August 2005, he had threatened with leaving the Verdiblancos over economic issues. [ 17 ] Oliveira returned to Betis on 21 August following his loanword spell, nine days late than he was requested, which caused controversy among the baseball club ‘s display panel of directors. The delay was caused by an unintentional schedule transfer made by CONMEBOL, which postponed the Libertadores final equal in one week, and his condense was due on the sidereal day after the previous final examination peer date ; he wanted to play on the critical match and tried to reach an agreement with the Andalusians, tied with a special allowance from FIFA, but the spanish team would not cooperate and he was not able to take depart in the game. [ 18 ]

milan [edit ]

The Serie A giants had precisely lost Andriy Shevchenko after the 2006 italian football scandal, and signed Oliveira as his successor on 31 August 2006, to a five-year distribute. Johann Vogel moved in the opposite position as separate of the deal after the two clubs negotiated closely a week over the transplant fee, which reportedly reached €17.5 million. [ 19 ] Oliveira made his debut in the second half of the 2006–07 opening-day couple against S.S. Lazio, heading past Angelo Peruzzi from the goalline in a 2–1 home acquire. [ 20 ] however, he scored lone doubly more after that for the Rossoneri in the league, adding two more in their play in the Coppa Italia ; [ 21 ] he spent most of the season under the try of the October 2006 kidnapping of his baby, Maria Lourdes, who was released unharmed on 12 March 2007. [ 22 ] [ 23 ]

zaragoza [edit ]

On 14 July 2007, Oliveira moved back to Spain and joined Real Zaragoza on loanword, forming an impressive striker partnership with Argentine Diego Milito [ 24 ] as the two scored 33 of the side ‘s 50 goals during the campaign, which however ended in delegating. [ 25 ] The Aragonese would have an option to purchase him for an harmonize price when the loan time period finished. [ 26 ] On 25 May 2008, Zaragoza bought Oliveira from Milan for a reported €10 million. [ 27 ]

Betis return [edit ]

however, in belated January 2009, Oliveira re-joined Betis on a fee of €8.9 million with committee, signing until June 2013. [ 28 ] He scored in the 83rd moment of his very beginning appearance, netting the second goal in the bowler hat against Sevilla FC on 7 February, a 2–1 win at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. [ 29 ] Betis would be finally relegated, as both Oliveira ( who struck in the last peer, a 1–1 family draw with Real Valladolid ) and former Zaragoza teammate Sergio García met the lapp destiny for the second straight class. [ 30 ]
In mid-july 2009 Oliveira, already immersed in pre-season with Betis, left for Al Jazira Club in a lucrative deal of about €14 million. [ 31 ] In January of the following class, he returned to his area and São Paulo on loanword. In Al Jazira ‘s opening catch of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Oliveira scored his english ‘s last goal in a 4–2 kill of FC Nasaf on 7 March 2012, [ 32 ] netting three against the same opponent on 2 May ( 4–1 victory ). [ 33 ] Two weeks late, he scored all of his team ‘s goals against Al-Rayyan SC in a 4–3 win at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Doha. [ 34 ] In the competition ‘s round of 16 clash against Al-Ahli Saudi FC, Oliveira netted twice in a 3–3 draw, but missed his gunfight try to see his team be eliminated 2–4. [ 35 ] In late January 2014, following the arrivals of Felipe Caicedo and Jucilei, he was released. [ 36 ]

hark back to Santos [edit ]

On 12 January 2015, Oliveira returned to Santos after agreeing to a five-month cover. [ 37 ] He played his first gear match after his return key on 1 February, coming on as a second-half substitute for Geuvânio in a 3–0 home gain over Ituano Futebol Clube. [ 38 ]

On 1 May 2015, after being the clubhouse ‘s top goalscorer in that year ‘s Campeonato Paulista – besides being elected the best player of the rival – Oliveira extended his sign until December 2017. [ 39 ] In the subsequent Brasileirão, he besides scored braces against his early clubhouse São Paulo ( 2–3 away frustration ) [ 40 ] and Associação Chapecoense de Futebol ( 3–1 home win ), [ 41 ] again leading the charts with 20 goals. [ 42 ] Oliveira scored the decisive goal in 2016 Campeonato Paulista concluding against Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube on 8 May. [ 43 ] He late revealed playing the match with a knee injury, [ 44 ] which subsequently kept him sidelined for two months. [ 45 ] On 27 July, he netted a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win over Sociedade Esportiva do Gama for the Copa do Brasil. [ 46 ] After a 2017 campaign marked by injuries, Oliveira calm managed to score nine times in the league as his side finished third. On 20 December, after failing to agree new terms, he left the club. [ 47 ]

Atlético Mineiro [edit ]

A day after announcing his deviation from Santos, 37-year-old Oliveira agreed to a biennial consider with colleague league team Clube Atlético Mineiro. [ 48 ] In September 2020, he formally left the club after alleging upaid wages and leaving back in June. [ 49 ]

Coritiba [edit ]

On 29 September 2020, aged 40, Oliveira was announced at Coritiba Foot Ball Club still in the acme tier. [ 50 ]

International career [edit ]

Oliveira made his debut for the Brazil national team against the Catalan XI on 25 May 2004, scoring in a 5–1 winnings. however, the game was not considered an official friendly couple by FIFA. [ 51 ] He was subsequently included in the police squad for the 2004 Copa América, winning his beginning cap on 8 July 2004 against Paraguay. During the event he besides scored his beginning international goal, in the quarter-final match against Mexico on the 18th, as Brazil went on to win the cup. [ 52 ] subsequently, Oliveira became a regular as a cover for Adriano, Robinho and Ronaldo. He was besides included in the police squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, [ 53 ] merely missing out on the 2006 FIFA World Cup due to injury with Betis. After a annual absence from the national team, new national coach Dunga recalled Oliveira for a friendly match with Switzerland on 15 November 2006. On 24 September 2015, precisely 15 years after his master debut and eight after his last crown, he was called up as a successor to injured Roberto Firmino for the first two matches of the 2018 World Cup reservation crusade against Chile and Venezuela, [ 54 ] starting in the latter and scoring his side ‘s stopping point in a 3–1 win in Fortaleza. [ 55 ] Oliveira scored again on 29 March 2016, netting his side ‘s first gear in a 2–2 2018 World Cup qualification draw with Paraguay. [ 56 ] On 5 May he was named among the 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario to be held in the United States, [ 57 ] but was replaced by Jonas on 21 May due to injury. [ 58 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of 27 February 2021[59][60]

International [edit ]

As of 23 April 2018[61]
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2004 3 1
2005 6 2
2006 1 0
2007 1 0
2015 3 1
2016 2 1
Total 16 5

International goals [edit ]

As of 23 April 2018 (Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Oliveira goal)[61]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Valencia
Betis
São Paulo
Milan
Al Jazira
Santos

International [edit ]

Brazil

individual [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]