Joca (footballer, born 1981)

Joca
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira
Date of birth (1981-03-04) 4 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 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)
2002–2003Vitória Setúbal (loan) 8 (0)
2003–2004Gil 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

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.