Ricardo (footballer, born 1971)

Ricardo
Ricardo playing for Osasuna in 2008
Personal information
Full name Ricardo López Felipe
Date of birth (1971-12-30) 30 December 1971
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Atlético Madrid B 146 (0)
1991–1992Ávila (loan) 15 (0)
1994–1997 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
1998–2002 Valladolid 53 (0)
2002–2005 Manchester United 1 (0)
2003–2004Racing Santander (loan) 34 (0)
2005–2012 Osasuna 189 (0)
2013 Osasuna 1 (0)
Total 440 (0)
International career
1989 Spain U18 2 (0)
2001–2002 Spain 2 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Racing Ferrol
2021–2022 Ejea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo López Felipe (born 30 December 1971), known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played 279 La Liga matches over 15 seasons, starting his career at Atlético Madrid where he struggled to break through, then representing mostly Valladolid (four seasons) and Osasuna (eight). He also spent two years with Manchester United in the Premier League.

Ricardo won two international caps for Spain, and was part of the squad for the 2002 World Cup. After retiring, he worked as a manager and a goalkeeper coach.