Ricardo Mion Varella Costa (born June 17, 1982 in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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) is a professional footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 currently playing for Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909...

 side Tarxien Rainbows

Tarxien Rainbows F.C.

Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from Tarxien, a town in southern Malta. They currently play in the Maltese Premier League.The club were founded as Little Rainbows in 1944, and participated in the Maltese Premier League for the 2009–10 season. The club was promoted to the best...

, where he plays as a striker.

Playing career

He started his career in S.C. Corinthias Paulista, after he played in Paulista when he was sold to OSK in Sweden. After two good seasons, he left for Spanish football, playing for C.D. Leganes. In the 2006–2007 season he signed a contract with F.C. Winterthur of Swiss Challenge League. After that, he signed a one-year contract with Grêmio Barueri

Grêmio Recreativo Barueri

Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.The club was founded in 1989, in the city of...

 in July 2007, but in January of the following year he was transferred to Veria F.C.

Veria F.C.

Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki...

, where he played in the top division of Greece. He left Veria F.C. in May 2008. He joined Korean team Daejeon Citizen in 2009. He was back to Brazil due to personal problems on May 2009, where he spent the rest of the season 2009–2010 with ABC.

Tarxien Rainbows

In July 2010, it was announced that Ricardo had signed a contract with Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909...

 club Tarxien Rainbows

Tarxien Rainbows F.C.

Tarxien Rainbows Football Club are a football team from Tarxien, a town in southern Malta. They currently play in the Maltese Premier League.The club were founded as Little Rainbows in 1944, and participated in the Maltese Premier League for the 2009–10 season. The club was promoted to the best...

 where he will play alongside his former Corinthians

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

 teammate Everton

Everton Antônio Pereira

Everton Antônio Pereira, commonly known as Everton, is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Tarxien Rainbows, where he plays as a midfielder....

.

External links

CBF K-League Player Record