Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (born May 18, 1978 in Amarante, near Porto) is a Portuguese football player. He shares his birthday with his colleague in the Portuguese national team, Nuno Gomes. He plays as a central defender for Chelsea F.C.

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He came to prominence during the 2003-2004 football season, during which he played for F.C. Porto. He gathered 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 2003/2004.

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Carvalho was considered one of the best defenders of the Euro 2004 Championship, and formed a strong partnership with Jorge Andrade in the Portuguese defence. In the 2004 offseason, he was pursued by several top European clubs, and was finally signed by English big-spenders Chelsea for 19.85 million pounds. At Stamford Bridge, Carvalho joined his former manager Jos? Mourinho and former teammate Paulo Ferreira, both of whom were signed by Chelsea earlier in the offseason. He perfomed excedingly well in his first season with Chelsea and helped them win the Premier League. However, the start of 2005/2006has not been as smooth for Carvalho, as he was publicly lambasted by Mourinho for comments relating to his lack of match time. He has yet to play for Chelsea this season, as John Terry and William Gallas continue their strong partnership in the heart of defence.

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May 18: May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). There are 227 days remaining....

1978: 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar)....

Amarante: Amarante is a city and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal....

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