Ricardo Vilana

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Vilana.
Ricardo Vilana
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Gomes Vilana
Date of birth (1981-07-18) 18 July 1981
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Portuguesa
2002–2004 Malcantone Agno
2006–2010 Unirea Urziceni 72 (1)
2010–2011 Steaua București 16 (0)
2011–2012 Khazar Lankaran 16 (2)
2013–2015 FC Andorra
2015 Guaratinguetá 14 (0)
2016 Coritiba 0 (0)
Total 118 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9:46, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Ricardo Gomes Vilana (born 18 July 1981) is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Career

Early career

Vilana was born on 18 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil and began playing football at local club, Portuguesa.[1][2][3] Subsequently, in 2002 he moved to play in the Swiss lower leagues for Malcantone Agno.[1][2][3] There, he spent two seasons, helping the team gain promotion from the third to the second league during his first season.[1] After his daughter was born, Vilana decided to stop playing football and instead played futsal.[1][2][3][4]

Unirea Urziceni

He returned to playing football about two years later, being convinced to sign with Romanian club Unirea Urziceni by his brother-in-law, Alex Leandro, who was playing there.[1][2][3][4][5] Vilana made his Liga I debut on 10 September 2006 when coach Costel Orac sent him to replace Alexandru Pojer in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home win over Național București.[1][6] The club reached the 2008 Cupa României final and he played the entire match under coach Dan Petrescu in the 2–1 loss to CFR Cluj.[7] Subsequently, Vilana helped the club win the 2008–09 title, as coach Petrescu used him in 20 games, scoring once in a 2–0 away victory against Politehnica Iași.[1][3][4][8][9]

He started the following season by replacing Sorin Paraschiv in the 81st minute of the penalty shoot-out loss to CFR Cluj in the 2009 Supercupa României.[10] Afterwards, Vilana made five appearances in the 2009–10 Champions League group stage, playing against VfB Stuttgart, Sevilla and Rangers, as the team earned eight points and finished third.[1][2][8][11][12] Thus they qualified to the round of 32 of the Europa League where he played in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate loss to Liverpool.[1][11][13]

Steaua București

In August 2010, Vilana signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Marinescu, Apostol, Bilașco, Onofraș and Brandán.[14]

First he was sent by coach Ilie Dumitrescu to play in Liga II for the team's satellite club, Steaua II București, making his debut against Juventus București, which the team won 1–0 with his goal.[15] Afterwards he started to play for the first team, including making five appearances in the 2010–11 Europa League group stage against Liverpool, Napoli and Utrecht, but failing to qualify further as they finished third.[1][8][16] The team won the Cupa României, but Vilana did not get to play in the final, as he and fellow Brazilian Éder Bonfim terminated their contracts on mutual agreement with the club on 4 May 2011.[1][8][17]

Khazar Lankaran

Vilana and Bonfim went together to play for Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan, being brought there by Romanian coach, Mircea Rednic.[8][18] He left the club after about one year in which the team finished runner-up in the 2011–12 season, and also made appearances in qualification rounds of the Europa League.[1][19]

Late career

In 2013, Vilana signed a contract with FC Andorra in the Spanish fifth league.[8] He subsequently returned to Brazil, playing for Guaratinguetá in Série C and joining Série A club Coritiba in 2016, though he did not feature in any matches there.[8][20][21]

Honours

Malcantone Agno

Unirea Urziceni

Steaua București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ricardo Vilana at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Povestea lui Ricardo Gomes "Mă lăsasem de fotbal!"" [The story of Ricardo Gomes "I was retired from football!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Brazilianul Rică, din Sao Paulo la Urziceni" [The Brazilian Rică, from Sao Paulo to Urziceni] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c ""Nu voia să mai audă de fotbal"" ["He didn't want to hear football anymore"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Cumnatul lui Ricardo este amic cu superstarul Kaka!" [Ricardo's brother-in-law is friend with superstar Kaka!] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
    "Vezi ce jucator de la Urziceni se lasase de 3 ani de fotbal inainte sa vina la Unirea!" [See what player from Urziceni retired for 3 years from football before coming to Unirea!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ "'Bancarii' se scufunda" [The 'bankers' are sinking] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 10 September 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 2007–2008". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
    "Citește aici comentariul live al finalei Cupei României, CFR Cluj – Unirea Urziceni, 2-1" [Read here the live commentary of the Romanian Cup final, CFR Cluj – Unirea Urziceni, 2-1] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Ricardo Gomes a ajuns în liga a 5-a din Spania" [Ricardo Gomes has reached the 5th league in Spain] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Poli Iași - Unirea Urziceni scor 0-2" [Poli Iași - Unirea Urziceni score 0-2] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Unirea Urziceni a rezolvat în 10 minute meciul de la Iași, 0-2, şi rămâne în coasta lui Dinamo" [Unirea Urziceni solved the match in Iași in 10 minutes, 0-2, and remains in Dinamo's side] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "CFR Cluj a castigat Supercupa Romaniei: Unirea 1-1 CFR (3-4 d.p)" [CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup: Unirea 1-1 CFR (3-4 d.p.)] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Pe vremea când imnul Ligii răsuna în București. S-au împlinit 10 ani de la meciul prin care Unirea Urziceni scria istorie în UCL" [At the time when the anthem of the League was resounding in Bucharest. It has been 10 years since the match in which Unirea Urziceni wrote history in UCL] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Ricardo Vilana. Champions League 2009/2010". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Ricardo Vilana. Europa League 2009/2010". WorldFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Şapte jucători de la Urziceni au semnat cu Steaua!" [Seven players from Urziceni signed with Steaua!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Cifrele lotului transferat de Steaua de la Urziceni: 86% eşec, 14% cîştig!" [Figures of the players transferred by Steaua from Urziceni: 86% failure, 14% win!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Ricardo, la primul gol pentru Steaua" [Ricardo, on the first goal for Steaua] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Steaua pierde dramatic la Napoli si paraseste Europa" [Steaua loses dramatically in Naples and leaves Europe] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Ricardo Vilana. Europa League 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Bonfim și Ricardo au fost dați afară de la Steaua" [Bonfim and Ricardo were fired from Steaua] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Ricardo şi Bonfim au fost daţi afară de la Steaua! Becali: "I-am trimis la plajă, în Brazilia!"" [Ricardo and Bonfim were fired from Steaua! Becali: "I sent them to the beach, in Brazil!"] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Steaua a castigat Cupa Romaniei pentru a 21-a oara in istoria sa" [Steaua won the Romanian Cup for the 21st time in its history] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Onofraș – marcator în UCL, Bonfim – gol cu Liverpool! Cum sunt prezentate transferurile lui Khazar Lankaran" [Onofraș - scorer in UCL, Bonfim - goal against Liverpool! How Khazar Lankaran transfers are presented] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Echipa lui Rednic, eliminată din Europa" [Rednic's team, eliminated from Europe] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Você conhece os reforços do Coritiba? A torcida não (e está preocupada)" [Do you know Coritiba's reinforcements? The fans don't (and are worried)] (in Portuguese). Ultimadivisao.com.br. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
    "Coritiba registra dois 'desconhecidos', mas faz mistério e não se pronuncia" [Coritiba registers two 'unknowns', but remains a mystery and does not speak out... - Veja mais em] (in Portuguese). Uol.com.br. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  21. ^ Ricardo Vilana at Soccerway
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