Ricardo Oscar Phillips (born 31 January 1975) is a Panamanian former football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Oscar Phillips | ||
| Date of birth | January 31, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking Midfielder, Second Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atletico San Joaquin | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Euro Kickers | 23 | (11) |
| 1998–2001 | Panamá Viejo | 70 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | Tauro | 43 | (17) |
| 2005 | → New England Revolution (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | San Francisco | 33 | (7) |
| 2007 | Chorrillo | 32 | (4) |
| 2008 | Sporting San Miguelito | 32 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | San Francisco | 60 | (9) |
| 2011 | Atlético Veragüense | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Universidad Millenium | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2010 | Panama | 84 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2009 | |||
Club career
editA short-sized but speedy attacking midfielder, Phillips started his career at Euro Kickers and joined Panamá Viejo in 2001.[1] He later signed for Tauro, who loaned him to Major League Soccer franchise New England Revolution in summer 2005.[2] In January 2006, Phillips was announced as a reinforcement by Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga[3] and he joined Deportivo Pereira for a trial in summer 2007,[4] but a definitive move did not materialize. He did play in Panama for the Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco FC.
In April 2013, Phillips was keen on winning promotion with second division side Millenium UP.[5]
International career
editNicknamed Patón, he made his debut for the Panama national football team in a June 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belize and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 11 goals.[6] He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[8] and he also played at the 2007[9] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups[10] as well as at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where Panama were champions.[11]
His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.
Personal life
editPhillips' son Ricardo is also a professional footballer, currently signed with Slovak Fortuna Liga club DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
References
edit- ^ Presentaciones de Phillips y Román destacan en Plaza - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Revolution signs Panama international midfielder Ricardo Phillips - NE Revolution
- ^ Panameño Ricardo Phillips será nuevo refuerzo del Bucaramanga - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Phillips y Tejada se unen hoy al Deportivo Pereira - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ “Patón” Phillips, la efectividad puesta en la cancha - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
- ^ Panama - Record International Players Archived April 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Ricardo Phillips – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "Panamania hits Central America". FIFA. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
External links
edit- Ricardo Phillips at National-Football-Teams.com
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