Joca (footballer, born 1981)

Joca

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira
Date of birth	(1981-03-04) 4 March 1981
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1990–1993	Boavista
1993–1997	Senhora da Hora
1997–1999	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Porto B	86	(6)
2002–2004	Porto	2	(0)
2002–2003	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	8	(0)
2003–2004	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	1	(0)
2004–2005	Santa Clara	11	(0)
2005–2006	Dragões Sandinenses	25	(3)
2006–2007	Ethnikos	5	(0)
2007	Qingdao Zhongneng
2007–2009	AEL Limassol	33	(2)
2009–2010	Ermis	15	(0)
2010–2011	Lorca Atlético	8	(0)
2011	PAEEK	9	(1)
2012	Dhofar
2012–2013	Oliveirense	15	(0)
2013–2014	Espinho	17	(1)
Total		235	(13)
International career
2000–2001	Portugal U20	11	(0)
2002	Portugal U21	2	(0)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Espinho (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Jorge Silva Pinto Pereira (born 4 March 1981 in Porto), known as Joca, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

External links

• Joca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Joca national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Joca at Soccerway