Ricardo Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho
Date of birth	May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Amarante, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	6
Youth career
1990–1996	Amarante FC
1996–1997	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
1997–2004	Porto	072 00(6)
1997–1998	→ Leça (loan)	022 00(1)
1999–2000	→ Vitória de Setúbal (loan)	025 00(2)
2000–2001	→ Alverca (loan)	029 00(1)
2004–	Chelsea	123 00(7)
National team‡
2003–	Portugal	058 00(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:00, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Silveira and the second is Carvalho.

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾdu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978 in Amarante) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English Premier League club Chelsea and the Portuguese national team.

Ricardo Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse, FC Porto, and in 1996 he was brought to FC Porto Junior team. Between 1997 and 2001 he had loan spells at Leça FC, where he made his professional debut, Vitória de Setúbal and FC Alverca, but it was in Mourinho’s reign that he really started to make big strides forward. It was in the 2002-03 season that Carvalho made his name known all around Europe, winning his first domestic league title under Mourinho’s commands, the Portuguese Cup, and the UEFA Cup. His good form led to an international call-up in 2003. In the next season, Carvalho won his second league title in a row, and his first UEFA Champions League title, in which tournament he was named best defender of the tournament.^[2] In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea FC for a fee of £19.85 million. At London, he won two Premier League titles in a row and one Carling Cup in his first two seasons.

Internationally, Carvalho has represented Portugal in the Euro 2004, Euro 2008 and the 2006 World Cup. He reach the final in the Euro 2004 and a fourth place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 FC Porto (1997-2004) 1.2 Chelsea FC (2004-) 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3.1 Club 3.2 International 4 Honours 4.1 Club 4.1.1 FC Porto 4.1.2 Chelsea FC 4.2 Individual 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] FC Porto (1997-2004)

Carvalho's professional career began at FC Porto. In his youth, he was considered to have the potential to become a great player, often being compared to Fernando Couto, a successful former player of the club with some similar physical and footballing characteristics. However, it took a couple of years and several loans to minor clubs until he became a settled player of Porto. He finally came to prominence during the 2003-04 season, gathering many plaudits for his impressive performances in the Portuguese Superliga and UEFA Champions League, both of which Porto won. He was voted the best defender in the Champions League for 2003-04.^[3] The committee that selected him cited his strength and exceptional ability to win the ball in the air. As a result of his success with Porto and Portugal in 2004, Carvalho was pursued by several top European clubs, and was finally signed by English club Chelsea for £19,850,000.^[4][5]

[edit] Chelsea FC (2004-)

At Stamford Bridge, Carvalho joined his former manager José Mourinho and former teammate Paulo Ferreira.^[6] He signed for a fee of £19.85 million^[4] and performed extremely well in his first season with Chelsea, helping the team to win the Premier League title and the League Cup. He scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 3–1 victory over Norwich City.^[7] Partnering with captain John Terry in central defense, he was an integral part of the side that claimed two Premier League titles in a row.

The start of 2005-06 season was not as smooth for Carvalho, as he was publicly lambasted by Mourinho after making comments relating to his lack of match time. He later returned to favour, though, and was a near-regular in the side from September. He scored his second Chelsea goal in the 4–0 home win against Real Betis in the Champions League.^[8] Carvalho continued his scoring run in Europe by netting the second goal in Chelsea's 2–0 away victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium, scoring from a Hernán Crespo flick on which he blasted into the roof of the net.^[9] Carvalho received the first red card of his Chelsea career in January 2006, in Chelsea's 1–1 draw against Charlton.^[10] Later, on 29 April 2006, he scored again a goal, in the Barclay's Premier League match against Manchester United, finishing off a move he had started on the edge of his own penalty area by smashing the ball into the net, to help Chelsea clinch the title for the second consecutive year.^[11]

In the 2006-07 season Carvalho scored again against Manchester United an important goal in a 1–1 draw – a header from a Frank Lampard corner that also bounced off Louis Saha's head.^[12] On 7 April he scored another goal against Tottenham Hotspur, this time a long-range strike from 30 yards, to earn his team a 1–0 win,^[13] and 21 days later, on 28 April, Carvalho injured the medial ligaments of his right leg against Bolton Wanderers.^[14] The injury meant Carvalho missed the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool.^[15] He also missed the FA Cup Final against Manchester United, which Chelsea won after a goal from Didier Drogba during extra time.^[16] On 18 May 2007, the day of his 29th birthday, Carvalho signed a five-year contract extension with Chelsea, keeping him at the club through the 2011-12 season.^[17] For his great performances during the 2006-07 season, Carvalho has been recognized by a number of organisations. Sky Sports listed him as one of seven candidates for the Premiership's "Defender of the Year".^[18] He was also one of three Chelsea players nominated for the club's "Player of the Year" honour, which was won by Michael Essien.^[19]

Carvalho continued his excellent form into the 2007-08 season. Following the departure of manager José Mourinho,^[20] Carvalho was one of the most consistent performers at the club and his efforts were rewarded when he scored his first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Premier League.^[21] Later, Carvalho made his 100th appearance for the club against Manchester United, despite Chelsea's 2-1 win, he marred his centenary mark with an error that allowed Wayne Rooney to equalise.^[22] On 8 May 2008, Carvalho was voted by his fellow Chelsea colleagues as Chelsea's "Players Player of the Year", whilst finishing in the top three for Chelsea's "Player of the Year" award voted by Chelsea fans along with Michael Ballack and Joe Cole.^[23]

Carvalho opened his account for the 2008-09 season against Manchester City in a 1–3 away victory, on 13 September 2008. He was a somewhat peripheral figure for the rest of the season, as injury, the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari, and subsequent appointment of Guus Hiddink meant that he lost his place in the team to Brazilian team-mate Alex.^[24] He clocked up 18 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal.

The appointment of Carlo Ancelotti, coupled with recovery from injury, has seen Carvalho regain his place in the Chelsea team. He made a fine start to the 2009-10 season, scoring a diving header in the 2009 FA Community Shield match against Manchester United, a game in which he also received the Man of the Match award.^[25] Chelsea went on to win the match 4-1 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw at the end of normal time.

[edit] International career

During this 2003-04 season, Carvalho had his first game for Portugal national football team, at 11 October 2003 in a 5–3 friendly match win over Albania. He established himself as a key member of the national team starting eleven during the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship, a tournament in which he was considered to be one of the best defenders. Carvalho formed a strong partnership with Jorge Andrade in the Portuguese defence as his country reached the final, though they lost 1–0 to Greece. Carvalho played in all of Portugal's six games in the tournament, including an epic game against England, where the defender was named Carlsberg Man of the Match.^[26]

Carvalho represented Portugal in a major tournament for the second time, at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, finishing fourth overall. During the quarter-final game against England, Wayne Rooney was controversially adjudged to have stomped Carvalho's groin, right in front of the referee, and was sent off for violent conduct.^[27] In the following semi-final game against France in Munich on 5 July 2006, Carvalho was whistled for a foul against France's Thierry Henry in the penalty area resulting in a penalty kick. Zinedine Zidane converted the spot kick to give France a 1–0 win over Portugal.^[28] Also in the same game, Carvalho was booked with his second yellow card of the knockout phase, and was forced to miss the third place game vs Germany on 8 July in Stuttgart.^[29] He played all other preceding matches in the cup on the starting lineup, and as a result of his exhibitions he was one of the 23 players nominated for the "All Star Team of the tournament".

On 6 February 2007, Carvalho scored his fourth goal for his country in Portugal's 2–0 victory over Brazil in a friendly game staged at the Emirates Stadium in London.

Carvalho was named in the Portuguese squad for the EURO 2008 Championship and was a starter in three out of their four matches.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

Club	League	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Porto	Portuguese Liga	1998-99	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
		Total	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	27	2
Vitória de Setúbal	Portuguese Liga	1999-00	25	2	2	0	–		–		27	2
		Total	25	2	2	0	–		–		27	2
FC Alverca	Portuguese Liga	2000–01	23	1	3	0	–		–		26	1
		Total	23	1	3	0	–		–		26	1
FC Porto	Portuguese Liga	2001-02	25	0	2	0	–		10	0	37	0
		2002-03	18	1	6	0	–		7	0	31	1
		2003-04	29	2	3	0	–		13	1	45	3
		Total	72	3	11	0	–		30	1	113	4
Chelsea FC	Premier League	2004-05	25	1	1	0	3	0	10	0	39	1
		2005-06	24	1	3	0	0	0	8	2	35	3
		2006-07	31	3	5	1	4	0	10	0	50	4
		2007-08	21	1	2	0	3	0	10	0	36	1
		2008-09	12	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	18	1
		2009-10	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
		Total	123	7	13	1	10	0	44	2	190	10
Career total			244	13	29	1	10	0	74	3	383	18
Last Update: 8 November 2009[1][30]

[edit] International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2003	1	0
	2004	14	0
	2005	7	1
	2006	13	2
	2007	5	1
	2008	9	0
	2009	9	0
Total		58	4
Last Update: 12 October 2009[31][32]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

[edit] FC Porto

• Portuguese Liga: 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04
• Portuguese Cup: 2002-03
• Portuguese Super Cup: 2003, 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2003-04
• UEFA Cup: 2002-03

[edit] Chelsea FC

• Premier League: 2004–05, 2005-06
• FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09
• FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009
• Carling Cup: 2005, 2007

[edit] Individual

• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2002-03
• UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year: 2003-04
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2003-04
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006
• Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2007-08

[edit] Personal life

Carvalho is married to his Portuguese wife Carina and they have a son named Rodrigo.^[33]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ricardo Carvalho

• Ricardo Carvalho career stats at Soccerbase
• Ricardo Carvalho PortuGOAL profile
• BBC profile
• Chelsea FC website

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Persondata
NAME	Carvalho, Ricardo Alberto Silveira
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Carvalho, Ricardo
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1978-5-18
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amarante, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH