 Carvalho with Real Madrid in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amarante, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1995 | Amarante | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Porto | 73 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → Leça (loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Alverca (loan) | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Chelsea | 135 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Real Madrid | 50 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Monaco | 95 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Shanghai SIPG | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 433 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2016 | Portugal | 89 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Marseille (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Portugal (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.[3][4][5]
Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverca, before winning domestic and European trophies under José Mourinho's management. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea for a fee of just under €30 million. With the Blues, he won two Premier League titles in a row and one League Cup, in his first two seasons. In 2008, he was voted the team's Players' Player of the Year. Two years later, he helped Chelsea win the league and FA Cup, the first Double in the club's history. In August 2010, after six years with Chelsea, he transferred to Real Madrid for a fee of £6.7 million, winning two domestic honours under Mourinho's management before a free transfer to Monaco in 2013.
In international football, Carvalho's national team career began on 11 October 2003 in a friendly match against Albania. He represented Portugal in three UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups, and was a member of the team that won UEFA Euro 2016. He was a regular in Portugal's lineup during Euro 2004, when his country advanced all the way to the final before losing to Greece. At the 2006 World Cup, he played in six matches for Portugal, who finished fourth after reaching the semi-finals.
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Ricardo Carvalho – First team – AS Monaco FC". AS Monaco FC : official site. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
- ^ "The 50 best defenders in football history ranked by fans". GiveMeSport. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Daniel Feliciano (4 June 2021). "Remembering Greatness: Ricardo Carvalho". Tap Ins & Tap Outs. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Hitesh Darji (6 June 2022). "Top quotes on Ricardo Carvalho". Footie Central. Retrieved 20 August 2024.