Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira (born 4 March 1981 in Porto), known as Joca, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Boavista | ||
| 1993–1997 | Senhora da Hora | ||
| 1997–1999 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Porto B | 86 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | Porto | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dragões Sandinenses | 25 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Ethnikos | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Qingdao Zhongneng | ||
| 2007–2009 | AEL Limassol | 33 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Ermis | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Lorca Atlético | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | PAEEK | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Dhofar | ||
| 2012–2013 | Oliveirense | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Espinho | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 235 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2002 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Espinho (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
External links
edit- Joca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Joca national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Joca at Soccerway