Pablo Ricchetti

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Javier Ricchetti
Date of birth	January 2, 1977 (1977-01-02) (age 32)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998	River Plate	5	(0)
1999–2000	Colón de Santa Fe	68	(2)
2000–2005	Real Valladolid	102	(1)
2005–2006	Ternana	2	(0)
2006	Quilmes	5	(0)
2007–	FC Dallas	68	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Pablo Ricchetti (born January 2, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine soccer player who plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 South America 1.2 North America 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] South America

Ricchetti began his soccer career in 1985 at the age of seven when he joined the youth-system of famed-Argentine club River Plate. He stayed with the club for 14 years making his first appearance with the first team in February 1996. In 1998, Ricchetti was transferred to Colón, also of the Argentine First Division, where he played for two seasons before being transferred to Real Valladolid of the Spanish First Division in 2000. Pablo played 110 games with Real Valladolid through 2005. After a brief stint with Italian team Ternana, he returned to Argentina playing one season for Quilmes in 2006.

[edit] North America

Ricchetti signed with FC Dallas on April 5, 2007 and made his MLS debut on May 12, 2007. He started all 19 games he appeared in and was named captain for three games. The team was 10-7-2 when Ricchetti was in the starting lineup and 3-5-3 without. In 2008, Ricchetti made 25 starts and was third on the team for minutes played with 2,252. Ricchetti was voted the team’s Defender of the Year for 2008 by members of the local media and was recognized as FC Dallas’ Humanitarian of the Year for his charitable contributions to the community.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• Guardian statistics

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Persondata
NAME	Ricchetti, Pablo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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