Ricardo Soares Florêncio, known as Russo (born 16 June 1976 in Olinda), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Soares Florêncio | ||
Date of birth | (1976-06-16) 16 June 1976 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Olinda, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Sport | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Sport | 20 | (1) |
1997 | Vitória | 19 | (1) |
1998 | Cruzeiro | ||
1998 | Sport | 22 | (0) |
1999 | Vitória | ||
1999 | Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto | 11 | (0) |
2000 | Sport | ||
2001 | Santos | 19 | (2) |
2002 | São Caetano | 12 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Vasco da Gama | 44 | (1) |
2003 | FC Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Sport | ||
2006–2007 | Santa Cruz | ||
National team | |||
1997–1998 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At club level, Russo played for Sport, Vitória, Cruzeiro, Botafogo, Santos, São Caetano, Santos and Spartak Moscow.
He won the FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian squad in 1997, but did not feature in any matches.[1]
He played 1 game in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup for FC Spartak Moscow.
Brazil squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title) | ||
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Brazil squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place | ||
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