Full name Antonio Manuel Ribeiro 2000–2001 Montreal Impact Position Midfielder Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal Name Antonio Ribeiro Current team Montreal Impact | Playing position Role Soccer player Date joined 2010 Years Team Height 1.75 m | |
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Date of birth (1980-10-08) October 8, 1980 (age 35) Number 23 (Montreal Impact / Midfielder) | ||
António Ribeiro (born October 8, 1980 in Aveiro) is a retired Portuguese-born Canadian soccer player.
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Montreal Impact
Ribeiro began his soccer career with the Montreal Impact in 2000, but did not play a major role with the Impact that year. In 2002 he was released by the Impact and signed with Panellinios, with whom he won the Canadian national championship title at the senior amateur level in 2002.
In 2004 he returned to the Impact and helped the team to secure the franchise's first double (the League Championship as well the Voyageurs Cup). In 2005 he scored the winning goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to clinch the Regular-Season Title for the Impact and as well as their third strait Voyageurs cup. He also helped the Impact to a 15-game undefeated streak which marked a new league record in the USL First Division.
In 2006 he had his best season yet offensively with the Impact, scoring three goals and three assists for a total of nine points. Played his 80th career game with the Impact on August 4 at Virginia Beach Mariners, giving him sole possession of 15th place in club history in that respect, ahead of Rudy Doliscat. He helped the impact win the Regular-Season Title for the third straight year as well helped the team win the Voyageurs Cup. Though the Impact failed to capture the League Championship for the second straight year. On April 12, 2008 Ribeiro appeared in his 100th game for the Impact against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He helped the Impact qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League by winning the Nutrilite Canadian Championship, and helped the club reach the quarter finals in the Champions League.
On January 5. 2009 the Montreal Impact announced that Ribeiro was not granted a new contract extension for the 2009 season.
San Jose Earthquakes
On June 12, 2009, the San Jose Earthquakes announced their signing of Ribeiro. He was cut during the 2010 training camp.
Return to the Impact
On July 16, 2010 Ribeiro returned to the Montreal Impact on a 2-year contract. He made his return on July 23, 2010 and scored shortly after being subbed into the game in the second half.
International career
Ribeiro played in the CONCACAF qualifying games with the Canada U-20 team in 1998, scoring in a 3-1 win against Trinidad & Tobago.
Ribeiro received his first senior international cap for Canada as he appeared for the first time on the Canadian men's team against Venezuela in a friendly match in June 2007. By December 2009, he earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. He was selected to compete for the Canadian men's team for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but remained on the bench throughout the tournament.
Coaching
Ribeiro opened the football school "École de Soccer Ditullio-Ribeiro" with his former teammate Jason DiTullio in 2007.