Ricardo Andre de Pinho Sousa was born on 11 January 1979 and is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
13 Facts About Ricardo Sousa
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Ricardo Sousa scored 47 goals in 154 matches in the Primeira Liga over seven seasons, representing Porto, Beira-Mar, Santa Clara, Belenenses and Boavista.
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Ricardo Sousa scored the only goal of the 1999 Taca de Portugal final for Beira-Mar, and played in Germany, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Slovenia.
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Ricardo Sousa was finally released by Porto in July 2002, returning to Beira-Mar and representing Boavista FC in the following campaign.
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Ricardo Sousa netted 14 times for a team that only achieved 32, one of the worst records in that year's top flight.
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In summer 2007, Ricardo Sousa joined Cypriot First Division's AC Omonia.
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Ricardo Sousa represented Portugal at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring st South Korea and playing all four matches.
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Ricardo Sousa began coaching in the third tier with AD Sanjoanense in 2015; he had left his hometown club as a teenager 18 years earlier.
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In June 2017, Ricardo Sousa returned to his home district by joining Anadia FC, leaving at the turn of the year due to a "new project"; this turned out to be at FC Felgueiras 1932, where he succeeded Horacio Goncalves at the fifth-placed side.
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Ricardo Sousa returned to Beira-Mar in June 2019, with the team having just been promoted from the Aveiro Football Association's district leagues.
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Ricardo Sousa left by mutual accord 18 months later, as they eventually went back down.
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Ricardo Sousa debuted two days later in a goalless draw at Oliveirense.
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On 14 August 2024, Ricardo Sousa was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division League's Al-Ain FC.