Ricardo Quaresma is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker in the Turkish club Besiktas and the national team of Portugal. During his career, he played for clubs such as Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Internationale, Chelsea and Al Ahly. Experts believe that Quaresma spent his best years at Porto from 2004 to 2008.
As part of the Portuguese national team, Quaresma represented his country at three European championships, including the winning Euro 2016 forum. Ricardo took part in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he managed to score an incredibly beautiful goal against the Iranian national team in the style of trivel.
Game Style and Features
The football player is known for his unsurpassed style of play, he often uses tricks, feints and various kinds of "chips". Ricardo Quaresma is the most brilliant football player who uses tricks like rabona and trivela in the game. The first technique - the rabona - is a blow that is struck on the ball behind the supporting leg. At the moment of the kick, the legs of the football player are crossed one after another. Watch how master Ricardo Quaresma does this in the video below.
What is trivel? Trivela is R. Kuarezhma's signature trick (at least many people think so) - a kick with the outside of the foot in such a way that the ball in flight changes its path, it flies in a bend, like the start of a boomerang flight. It’s hard to explain in words, so just watch another video.
Biography
The footballer was born on September 26, 1983 in Lisbon (Portugal). In the period from 1992 to 2001, he played for the Sporting Youth Academy. At the age of seventeen, he was first announced as part of the first team. In the debut season of the Portuguese Premier League, he played 28 matches and scored three goals, in the same year he became the champion of the Portuguese national championship, as well as the owner of the Portuguese Cup and Super Cup. The whole world started talking about a talented young striker.
It is noteworthy that the football player Ricardo Quaresma began his professional career with Cristiano Ronaldo, but it was Quaresma who predicted a successful career, he was considered more talented than the future owner of five Golden Balls. In the 2002/03 season, the young striker spent 31 matches and scored 5 goals, but this time the team was left without a title and took third place in the championship. Nevertheless, many European grandees began to follow Ricardo Kureazhma, trying to quickly redeem his contract.
Season as part of Barcelona: the first manifestations of the complex character of Quaresma
In 2003, Quaresma was sold to the Catalan Barcelona for 6 million euros. As part of the “blue garnet” he made his debut in a friendly match against Milan, here he scored his first goal for the new team. During the 2003/04 season he played 10 full matches and replaced 11 times. He scored a goal only once in a match against Albacete.
At the end of the season, the Portuguese was seriously injured, as a result of which he was forced to miss the 2004 European Championship, which was held in Portugal. Soon, Ricardo made an unexpected statement, the footballer said that he would not play for Barcelona, while Frank Rajkaard was on the post of head coach. After this news, many European clubs showed their interest in the Portuguese winger. As a result, Barcelona and Porto entered into an agreement to exchange the Deco for Quarezhma with a surcharge for the second of 15 million euros.
Career at Porto: the best years of a football player
2004/05 season Ricardo Quaresma began with a high note. At the start of the season in the match against Benfica for the Portuguese Super Cup, the Portuguese scored the only goal in the match and brought victory to his club. During the season he spent 32 matches and scored 5 goals. In the same year, Porto won the Intercontinental Cup.
Over the next three seasons, Ricardo Quaresma's biography has undergone major changes. At this time, he became the three-time champion of Portugal, the owner of the Portuguese Cup and another Portuguese Super Cup. In total, for 114 matches in Porto, Quarezma scored 24 goals.
Career at the International
In September 2008, the Portuguese signed a contract with the Italian Internationale for 6.6 million euros. Jose Mourinho, the then head coach of the “black and blue”, had high hopes for the star striker, but with discipline, Quaresma had constant problems. He did not listen to the coach’s attitudes, didn’t learn something new, but simply played in his “corporate” style, which did not always lead to a result. In a word, the player was fixated only on himself and on his tricks, which he demonstrates on the field, but not on the club's assigned tasks.
In 2009, he was sent for several months to rent the London Chelsea. For two seasons spent at Inter, Ricardo became the double champion of Serie A, the owner of the Italian Cup and the winner of the Champions League. At the same time, the football player spent only 24 matches and scored one goal.
Transition to Besiktas: scandal with a coach, wandering
In the summer of 2010, Ricardo Quarezhma joined the Turkish Besiktas for 7.3 million euros and signed a three-year contract here. In the debut season for the new club, he won the Turkish Cup. In total, for two seasons he spent 46 matches and recorded 8 goals in his statistics.
In March 2012, Ricardo broke out a conflict with the head coach of Besiktas Carlos Carvallal. The Portuguese was not happy that in the Europa League match against Atlético Madrid he was replaced by Ishmael Ceibashi when Besiktas lost 0-3. Ricardo threw Carlosch with soda bottles, shouting obscene expressions at him. During the conflict, the coach was fired, and Typhur Havutchu came to replace him, with whom Ricardo also quarreled. This time the Portuguese was suspended from the matches, as a result of which he was forced to leave the team.
In 2013, the Portuguese went to play for the Al-Ahly team from the UAE, where he managed to become the owner of the UAE President’s Cup. The following season, he returned to Porto, where he played 42 matches and scored 10 goals.
Personal life of Ricardo Quaresma
It has gypsy roots, for which it has repeatedly been the victim of racism from fans and some football players. The athlete is also known for his tattoos, including on his face, for which he was repeatedly criticized. Kuarezhma has a daughter from his first marriage and two sons from his second. In 2016, he was baptized with his sons in the Catholic Church.
Where is Ricardo Quaresma playing now?
In 2015, the Portuguese returned to the Turkish League, where he again began to play for Besiktas. Here he stably acts in the first team and is a key figure for the team. Many experts say that Quaresma finally returned to its former form and demonstrates a great game, it’s a pity that at the end of his career. Here he already managed to become a two-time champion of the national championship of Turkey.