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Ricardinho (footballer, born 1983)

For other people named Ricardinho, see Ricardinho (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Weslei and the second or paternal family name is de Campelo.

Ricardo Weslei de Campelo, also known as Ricardinho (born 19 November 1983) is a Brazilian former footballer.

Melbourne Victory

On 19 August 2010, Ricardinho was officially unveiled as Melbourne Victory's international marquee player, where he signed a two-year deal and was handed the number 9 shirt.[2] Melbourne's signing of Ricardinho came at a time when the club was short of strikers, having sold Danny Allsopp and with Archie Thompson sidelined with a long-term injury. Ricardinho debuted off the bench for Melbourne in a 2–0 loss against Central Coast Mariners on 3 September 2010. On 12 September 2010, on his full debut with Melbourne Victory, Ricardinho scored his first goal in a 3–0 win at home to Brisbane Roar.[3][4]

Ricardinho was not selected as one of the five foreign imports for Melbournes 2011 Asian Champions League campaign, and as a result was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Paraná Clube back in his home country of Brazil.[5][6]

On 21 August 2011, Melbourne Victory announced its intention to release Ricardinho from his contract after his loan spell with Paraná Clube expired.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ormond, Aidan. (19 August 2010) Victory's New Striker Is... – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Au.fourfourtwo.com.
  2. ^ The new @MVFC international marquee player: striker Ricardinh... on Twitpic. Twitpic.com.
  3. ^ Melbourne Victory vs. Brisbane Roar – 12 September 2010 – Soccerway. Au.soccerway.com (12 September 2010).
  4. ^ Brazil – Ricardinho – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway. Au.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Paraná Clube aguarda apresentação de Ricardinho" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Victory Send Ricardinho Home" Archived 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Au.fourfourtwo.com (21 March 2011).
  7. ^ Kewell's Victory deal pressures Hernandez. News.smh.com.au (21 August 2011).