Ricardo Esteves

Ricardo Esteves
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Felipe dos Santos Esteves
Date of birth (1979-09-16) 16 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Oriental 18 (1)
1999–2001 Benfica B 26 (0)
2000Vitória Setúbal (loan) 14 (0)
2000Alverca (loan) 4 (0)
2001 Benfica 10 (0)
2002Braga B (loan) 2 (0)
2002Braga (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2004 Nacional 24 (0)
2004 Paços Ferreira 15 (0)
2004–2007 Reggina 30 (2)
2005–2006Vicenza (loan) 18 (0)
2007–2008 Marítimo 25 (0)
2008–2010 Asteras Tripoli 24 (0)
2010 Seoul 11 (4)
2010–2011 Marítimo 20 (0)
2012 Dalian Shide 7 (1)
Total 253 (8)
International career
1998–2000 Portugal U20 19 (0)
1999–2000 Portugal U21 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 1996 Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Felipe dos Santos Esteves (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Portuguese footballer. On the right side of the pitch, he could play as either a defender or midfielder.

He played in 117 Primeira Liga games over the course of seven seasons, representing Vitória de Setúbal, Alverca, Benfica, Braga, Nacional, Paços de Ferreira and Marítimo in the competition. He also competed professionally in four other countries, mainly Italy.