Russo (footballer, born 1976) explained

Russo
Fullname:Ricardo Soares Florêncio
Birth Date:16 June 1976
Birth Place:Olinda, Brazil
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Sport
Years1:1995–1996
Years2:1997
Years3:1998
Years4:1998
Years5:1999
Years6:1999
Years7:2000
Years8:2001
Years9:2002
Years10:2002–2003
Years11:2003
Years12:2004–2005
Years13:2006–2007
Clubs4:Sport
Clubs5:Vitória
Clubs7:Sport
Clubs12:Sport
Clubs13:Santa Cruz
Caps1:20
Caps2:19
Caps4:22
Caps6:11
Caps8:19
Caps9:12
Caps10:44
Caps11:1
Goals1:1
Goals2:1
Goals4:0
Goals6:0
Goals8:2
Goals9:0
Goals10:1
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:1997–1998
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Ricardo Soares Florêncio, known as Russo (born 16 June 1976 in Olinda), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

At club level, Russo played for Sport, Vitória, Cruzeiro, Botafogo, Santos, São Caetano, Santos and Spartak Moscow.

He won the FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian squad in 1997, but did not feature in any matches.[1]

He played 1 game in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup for FC Spartak Moscow.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071123182503/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=3424/teams/team=43924.html 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup: Brazil Squad