Playing position Role Footballer Number 77 Height 1.79 m | 1998–2002 Estoril Weight 75 kg Name Ricardo Nunes Career start 2005 | |
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Full name Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes Date of birth (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa Current teams South Africa national football team (Defender), Pogon Szczecin (#77 / Defender) | ||
Ricardo nunes left back msk zilina
Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes (born 18 June 1986) is a South African professional footballer who plays for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin as a left back.
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- Ricardo nunes left back msk zilina
- Grafitte entrevista ricardo nunes
- Club career
- International career
- References
Grafitte entrevista ricardo nunes
Club career
The son of Portuguese parents, Nunes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and returned to the country of his ancestors where he started playing football. He first represented G.D. Estoril Praia, joining the club at the age of 12.
After unsuccessfully emerging through S.L. Benfica's youth system – he only represented its reserves, spending the 2005–06 campaign in the third division – Nunes continued playing as a senior in the lower leagues of Greece and Cyprus. It was in the latter country where he had his first taste of top flight football, appearing in the Cypriot First Division for AEP Paphos F.C. and Olympiakos Nicosia.
On 31 January 2012, after playing one-and-a-half seasons in the Portuguese second level, Nunes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with MŠK Žilina. In February 2014 he moved clubs and countries again, joining Bulgaria's PFC Levski Sofia until June 2015.
International career
Although Nunes was born in South Africa, he represented Portugal at under-17 level. This meant that he required permission from FIFA before he could switch allegiances to South Africa, after he had spoken with Gordon Igesund: "Coach Gordon Igesund phoned me [last month] and asked me if I would be interested to play for South Africa. My answer immediately was yes", he said.
In early October 2012, Nunes was named in the South Africa squad for friendlies against Poland and Kenya. During this announcement, Igesund said that "Nunes is a very exciting player" and that he is "a specialist free-kick taker"; he made his debut on the 12th against the former opponent, a 0–1 loss in Warsaw.