Ricardinho (Paralympic footballer)

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| birth_place = Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Ricardo Steinmetz Alves (born 15 December 1988) is a Brazilian five-a-side football player.

Career

Born in Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho lost his sight at the age of 8 due to toxoplasmosis. At 10, he started playing football for the blind, reaching the national team in 2005.{{cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/parapan/noticia/2023/11/25/parapan-2023-brasil-e-superior-a-colombia-vence-por-1-a-0-e-fatura-o-ouro-no-futebol-de-cegos.ghtml |title=Parapan 2023: Brasil é superior à Colômbia, vence por 1 a 0 e fatura o ouro no futebol de cegos |website=GloboEsporte |date=25 November 2023 |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=pt}} He was named the best 5-a-side football player three times, in 2006, 2014 and 2018.{{cite web |url=https://jovempan.com.br/esportes/melhor-do-mundo-entre-cegos-e-brasileiro-e-ama-messi-dizem-que-conduzimos-bola-igual.html |title=Melhor do mundo entre cegos é brasileiro e ama Messi: “dizem que conduzimos a bola igual” |website=Jovem Pan |date=2 September 2015 |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=pt}}{{cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/parapan/noticia/2015/08/cego-melhor-do-mundo-no-fut-5-se-diz-realizado-nao-sou-mais-coitadinho.html |title=Cego, melhor do mundo no fut 5 se diz realizado: "Agora há um respeito" |website=GloboEsporte |date=3 August 2015 |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=pt}}{{cite web |url=https://cpb.org.br/atletas/ricardo-steinmetz-alves-ricardinho/ |title=Ricardinho Alves |website=Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=pt}}

Honours

;Summer Paralympics

Gold medal: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Bronze medal: 2024

;Parapan American Games

Gold medal: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

;IBSA World Blind Football Championships

Gold medal: 2010, 2014, 2018
Silver medal: 2006
Bronze medal: 2023

;IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix

Gold medal: 2022, 2023

;IBSA World Games

Gold medal: 2007

;IBSA Blind Football American Championships

Gold medal: 2009, 2013, 2019
Silver medal: 2005, 2017, 2022

References

External links

[https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/ricardo-steinmetz-alves_2010433 Ricardo Steinmetz Alves] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/ricardo-steinmetz-alves_2010433 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/ricardo-steinmetz-alves_2010433 alternate link 2])
{{IPC profile|ricardo-alves|Ricardo Alves}}
{{CPB profile|ricardo-steinmetz-alves-ricardinho|Ricardinho Alves}}

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Paralympic 5-a-side footballers for Brazil

Category:Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul

Category:Brazilian blind people

Category:Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Category:5-a-side footballers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Category:5-a-side footballers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics