Rick (footballer, born 1987)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aparecido and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Ricardo Aparecido Tavares (born 23 April 1987 in São Manuel, São Paulo), commonly known as Rick, is a Brazilian football player at the position of midfielder. He currently plays for Guarany Sporting Club.

Rick

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Aparecido Tavares
Date of birth	(1987-04-23) April 23, 1987
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team	Guarany de Sobral
Youth career
	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Tokyo Verdy	3	(0)
2007	Palmeiras B
2007	Palmeiras
2008	São Bento
2009	Mogi Mirim
2010	Marília	3	(0)
2011	Icasa
2011	Cuiabá
2011	Itapirense
2012	Marília
2012–	Guarany de Sobral
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 8, 2011

Career

He spent youth career at Palmeiras and played for Japanese club Tokyo Verdy at the age of 19. After finishing his contract with Verdy, he returned to Palmeiras but never played as a starting player.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2006	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	3	0	0	0	3	0
Country	Japan		3	0	0	0	3	0
Total			3	0	0	0	3	0

References

• J. League (2006) at archive.today (archived 2012-08-02) (in Japanese)

External links

• Rick at JsGoal.jp at archive.today (archived 2013-02-19) (in Japanese)
• Rick at Globo Esporte's Futpedia at archive.today (archived 2009-09-20) (in Portuguese)
• Rick at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Rick (Ricardo Aparecido Tavares) at Soccerway
• Rick at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)