João Ribeiro (footballer)

João da Rocha Ribeiro (born 13 August 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

João Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name João da Rocha Ribeiro[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–2006 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Porto B 6 (1)
2006–2009 Naval 41 (1)
2009–2010 Frenaros 2000 0 (0)
2009–2010Académica (loan) 22 (1)
2010–2013 Vitória Guimarães 40 (4)
2011–2012Orduspor (loan) 13 (0)
2013 Vitória Guimarães B 3 (0)
2013–2014 Olhanense 12 (0)
Total 137 (7)
International career
2002–2003 Portugal U16 10 (0)
2003 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2006 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U20 10 (0)
2010 Portugal U23 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Porto, Ribeiro was brought up in FC Porto's youth system. He made his senior debut when he was still a junior, but went on to take part in only six times over two seasons with the reserves in the third division.[2]

Released by Porto, Ribeiro signed a four-year contract with Associação Naval 1º de Maio in summer 2006.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 3 December in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Aves (25 minutes played),[4] and appeared in a further 12 games to help the Figueira da Foz club to retain its status.[5]

Ribeiro became first-choice in the following campaign, featuring in 27 matches and scoring once[6] as Naval finished in 11th position.[5] He missed the vast majority of 2008–09 due to injury.[7]

After one year on loan to fellow top-flight side Académica de Coimbra, from Cypriot Second Division's Frenaros FC 2000,[8] Ribeiro joined Vitória S.C. of the same league.[9] He scored his first competitive goal for the Guimarães-based team on 15 January 2011, in a 1–0 home win over S.C. Olhanense.[10]

For the 2011–12 season, Ribeiro was loaned to Orduspor from the Turkish Süper Lig.[11] Returned to Vitória, he contributed four appearances and one goal in the 2012–13 edition of the Taça de Portugal as the club won the competition for the first time in history, being an unused substitute in the 2–1 final defeat of S.L. Benfica.[12][13]

Ribeiro agreed to a two-year deal at top-tier Olhanense on 11 August 2013.[14]

International career

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Ribeiro earned 29 caps for Portugal at youth level. On 3 March 2010, he scored once for its under-23 team in a 7–2 win over a semi-professional Wales counterpart in the 2009–2011 International Challenge Trophy.[15]

Honours

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Vitória Guimarães

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "João Ribeiro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Três épocas de contrato à espera de João Ribeiro (Three-season contract awaits João Ribeiro); Record, 29 June 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Fiore heads transfer stampede; UEFA, 1 September 2006
  4. ^ AVES-NAVAL, 2–0 (Artur Futre 65', Filipe Anunciação 80'); Record, 3 December 2006 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ a b Naval: subir mais um degrau na quarta época consecutiva (análise) (Naval: climbing another ladder in the fourth consecutive season (analysis)); Mais Futebol, 21 August 2008 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ NAVAL-P. FERREIRA, 2–1 (Elivelton 65', João Ribeiro 80'; Renato Queirós 87'); Record, 2 December 2007 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ João Ribeiro: «Quero relançar a carreira» (João Ribeiro: "I want to relaunch my career"); Record, 1 September 2009 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Académica: «Quero mostrar aquilo que sou», diz João Ribeiro (Académica: "I want to show what I am", says João Ribeiro); Mais Futebol, 1 September 2009 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ João Ribeiro e Edgar Silva estreiam-se (João Ribeiro and Edgar Silva get started); Record, 1 July 2010 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ V. Guimarães-Olhanense, 1–0 (crónica) (V. Guimarães-Olhanense, 1–0 (match report)); Mais Futebol, 15 January 2011 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ João Ribeiro cedido ao Orduspor (João Ribeiro loaned to Orduspor); Record, 23 July 2011 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Sorte sorriu aos minhotos (Luck smiled Minho's way); Correio da Manhã, 19 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ a b Benfica 1–2 V. Guimarães, final da Taça de Portugal (Benfica 1–2 V. Guimarães, Portuguese Cup final); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 26 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  14. ^ Olhanense: João Ribeiro (V. Guimarães) é reforço (Olhanense: João Ribeiro (V. Guimarães) is addition); Mais Futebol, 11 August 2013 (in Portuguese)
  15. ^ Sub-23: Portugal-País de Gales, 7–2 (crónica) (Under-23: Portugal-Wales, 7–2 (report)); Mais Futebol, 3 March 2010 (in Portuguese)
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