| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1997 | Sanjoanense | ||
| 1997–1998 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 1999–2002 | Porto B | 6 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| 2001 | → Belenenses (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Beira-Mar | 33 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | Boavista | 32 | (14) |
| 2004–2007 | Hannover 96 | 18 | (1) |
| 2005 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Boavista (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2007 | Omonia | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Kickers Offenbach | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | Beira-Mar | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | União Leiria | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Drava Ptuj | 6 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Oliveirense | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | São João Ver | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Gafanha | 34 | (8) |
| Total | 277 | (62) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Sanjoanense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lusitano VRSA | ||
| 2017 | Anadia | ||
| 2018–2019 | Felgueiras 1932 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2021–2023 | Mafra | ||
| 2023–2024 | Feirense | ||
| 2024 | Al-Ain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 154 matches and 47 goals over seven seasons, representing in the competition Porto, Beira-Mar, Santa Clara, Belenenses and Boavista. He scored the only goal of the 1999 Taça de Portugal final for Beira-Mar, and also competed professionally in Germany, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Slovenia.
Sousa began coaching in 2015, leading clubs including Beira-Mar and taking Mafra to the cup semi-finals in 2022.