Ricardo León Brito

Ricardo León Brito (born 8 February 1983), known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is León and the second or maternal family name is Brito.

Ricardo

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo León Brito
Date of birth	(1983-02-08) 8 February 1983
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Longuera-Toscal
2000–2002	Tenerife
2001–2002	→ UD Orotava (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Tenerife B
2005–2011	Tenerife	163	(4)
2011–2013	Sporting Gijón	10	(0)
2013–2016	Tenerife	71	(4)
Total		245	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ricardo made his professional debuts with local club CD Tenerife in 2005–06's second division, and achieved La Liga promotion in his fourth year, being an essential element of the success. In his first season in the top flight he appeared in 29 games (all starts, two goals), but his team was immediately relegated back.

In mid-June 2011, with the Canary Islands side relegated to the third level, Ricardo signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón.[1] He played in just three league matches in his first year, with another relegation befalling.

References

1. "Ricardo fue presentado en Mareo como nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Ricardo presented in Mareo as new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

External links

• Ricardo at BDFutbol
• Ricardo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Ricardo at Soccerway