Ricardo Phillips (footballer, born 1975)

{{short description|Panamanian footballer (born 1975)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ricardo Phillips

| image =

| fullname = Ricardo Oscar Phillips

| height = {{height|m=1.67}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|31}}

| birth_place = Panama City, Panama

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking Midfielder,
Second Striker

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Atletico San Joaquin

| years1 = 1996–1997 | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 11 | clubs1 = Euro Kickers

| years2 = 1998–2001 | caps2 = 70 | goals2 = 28 | clubs2 = Panamá Viejo

| years3 = 2003–2004 | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 17 | clubs3 = Tauro

| years4 = 2005 | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → New England Revolution (loan)

| years5 = 2006 | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 7 | clubs5 = San Francisco

| years6 = 2007 | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 4 | clubs6 = Chorrillo

| years7 = 2008 | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 3 | clubs7 = Sporting San Miguelito

| years8 = 2009–2010 | caps8 = 60 | goals8 = 9 | clubs8 = San Francisco

| years9 = 2011 | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = Atlético Veragüense

| years10 = 2012–2013 | caps10 = | goals10 = | clubs10 = Universidad Millenium

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2010 | nationalcaps1 = 84 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | nationalteam1 = Panama

| pcupdate = 18 July 2009

| ntupdate = 18 July 2009

}}

Ricardo Oscar Phillips (born 31 January 1975) is a Panamanian former football midfielder.

Club career

A short-sized but speedy attacking midfielder, Phillips started his career at Euro Kickers and joined Panamá Viejo in 2001.[http://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/08082001/dep01.html Presentaciones de Phillips y Román destacan en Plaza] - Crítica {{in lang|es}} He later signed for Tauro, who loaned him to Major League Soccer franchise New England Revolution in summer 2005.[http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32005 Revolution signs Panama international midfielder Ricardo Phillips] - NE Revolution In January 2006, Phillips was announced as a reinforcement by Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/enero/26/udeportes-la8.html Panameño Ricardo Phillips será nuevo refuerzo del Bucaramanga] - Nación {{in lang|es}} and he joined Deportivo Pereira for a trial in summer 2007,[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/phillips-y-tejada-se-unen-hoy-al-deportivo-pereira Phillips y Tejada se unen hoy al Deportivo Pereira] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}} but a definitive move did not materialize. He did play in Panama for the Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco FC.

In April 2013, Phillips was keen on winning promotion with second division side Millenium UP.[https://www.tvn-2.com/tvmax/somos-la-sele/historia/paton-phillips-efectividad-puesta-cancha_1_1931413.html “Patón” Phillips, la efectividad puesta en la cancha] - Somos Lasele {{in lang|es}}

International career

Nicknamed Patón, he made his debut for the Panama national football team in a June 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belize and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 11 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/panama-recintlp.html Panama - Record International Players] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417132750/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/panama-recintlp.html |date=April 17, 2015 }} - RSSSF He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|157124}} and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF and he also played at the 2007[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726152032/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/09gc-full.html |date=July 26, 2014 }} - RSSSF as well as at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where Panama were champions.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|title=Panamania hits Central America|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1012466.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205120233/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1012466.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2009|date=2009-02-02|accessdate=2009-05-13}}

His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.

=Personal life=

Phillips' son Ricardo is also a professional footballer, currently signed with Slovak Fortuna Liga club DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

112 October 1999Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama{{fb|TRI}}2–22–2Friendly match
226 January 2000Estadio La Pedrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala{{fb|GUA}}1–11–1Friendly match
316 March 2004Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba{{fb|CUB}}1–01–1Friendly match
428 April 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama{{fb|BER}}1–14–1Friendly match
528 April 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama{{fb|BER}}4–14–1Friendly match
613 June 2004Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama{{fb|LCA}}3–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
721 July 2005Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States{{fb|COL}}1–03–22005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
821 July 2005Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States{{fb|COL}}3–13–22005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
916 August 2006Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru{{fb|PER}}1–02–0Friendly match
1016 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador{{fb|GUA}}1–02–02007 UNCAF Nations Cup
1130 January 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras{{fb|HON}}1–01–02009 UNCAF Nations Cup

Honours

Panama

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005{{Cite web |date=2013-07-26 |title=A look back at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - SBI Soccer |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2013/07/2005-concacaf-gold |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}

References

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