About Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976)
Ricardo Luis Pozzi Rodrigues (born 23 May 1976), better known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian football manager and retired footballer. In his career as a midfielder, he represented teams such as Corinthians, São Paulo and Santos in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, winning the league title twice with the former and once with the latter. He also had spells in Europe with Bordeaux, Middlesbrough and Beşiktaş. A full international with 23 caps for Brazil between 2000 and 2006, Ricardinho was part of the team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2002, also being chosen at the 2006 edition and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. As a manager in the 2010s, he led several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and won the Campeonato Pernambucano with Santa Cruz in 2015. == Club career == === Early career === Born in São Paulo, Ricardinho began his career at Paraná Clube and had one season at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1 in 1997–98. He returned to his hometown and joined Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, winning two national titles and the first FIFA Club World Cup in 2000. After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he transferred to city rivals São Paulo FC, where he partnered international teammate and fellow World Cup winner, Kaká. === Middlesbrough === After cancelling his deal at the start of the year, Ricardinho returned to Europe on 2 February 2004 when he signed for Middlesbrough for the rest of the Premier League season. He reunited with international teammates Juninho Paulista and Doriva at the club.
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