Ricardinho (Paralympic footballer) explained

Ricardinho
Full Name:	Ricardo Steinmetz Alves
Birth Date:	15 December 1988
Birth Place:	Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Country:	Brazil
Sport:	Blind football (5-a-side football)
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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.^[1] He was named the best 5-a-side football player three times, in 2006, 2014 and 2018.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

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

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

External links

Ricardo Steinmetz Alves at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)

Notes and References

Web site: Parapan 2023: Brasil é superior à Colômbia, vence por 1 a 0 e fatura o ouro no futebol de cegos . GloboEsporte . 25 November 2023 . 7 September 2024 . pt.
Web site: Melhor do mundo entre cegos é brasileiro e ama Messi: “dizem que conduzimos a bola igual” . Jovem Pan . 2 September 2015 . 7 September 2024 . pt.
Web site: Cego, melhor do mundo no fut 5 se diz realizado: "Agora há um respeito" . GloboEsporte . 3 August 2015 . 7 September 2024 . pt.
Web site: Ricardinho Alves . Comite Paralimpico Brasileiro . 7 September 2024 . pt.