Cadú (footballer)

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Cadú
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Cadú celebrates a goal for Cluj in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa
Date of birth (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
Number 20
Youth career
1990–2000 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Aliados Lordelo
2001–2002 Gondomar 34 (8)
2002–2004 Paços Ferreira 46 (3)
2004–2006 Boavista 58 (3)
2006–2014 CFR Cluj 202 (27)
2014–2015 AEL Limassol 12 (2)
2015– Gil Vicente 37 (6)
International career
2003 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa (born 21 December 1981), known as Cadú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. as a central defender.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 121 games and seven goals over the course of five seasons, with Paços de Ferreira, Boavista (two apiece) and Gil Vicente. He spent the vast majority of his career in Romania with CFR Cluj, appearing in nearly 250 official matches and winning eight major titles.

Football career

Portugal

Born in Paços de Ferreira, Cadú began playing professionally with Gondomar SC,[1] in the Portuguese third division, his solid performances earning him a transfer straight to the top flight as he signed with another side in the north, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, in the 2002 summer. In his second season he started in 27 of the 28 matches he appeared in, but his club was relegated after ranking second from bottom.[2][3][4]

After Paços' relegation Cadú joined Boavista FC,[5] also being an automatic first-choice – 30 games, two goals[6]– in his first year, with the Porto club ranking in sixth position.

Cluj

After two seasons Cadú signed with CFR Cluj from Romania, penning a three-year deal for €750.000.[7] He scored once in 25 matches in his debut season, helping his new club to the third place in Liga I.

Cadú became Cluj's captain in late 2007,[8] whilst helping the club to three consecutive Romanian Cup titles.[9] Additionally, at the end of the 2009–10 season, as the team won its second league title in three years, he was voted Central Defender of the Year, alongside FC Unirea Urziceni's George Galamaz.[10]

On 19 October 2010 Cadú scored twice in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against FC Bayern Munich, once in his own net, in an eventual 2–3 away loss.[11] In late January 2012, he was awarded Romanian citizenship.[12]

Honours

Cluj

References

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