Ricardo León

Ricardo
Personal information
Full name Ricardo León Brito[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983[1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Longuera-Toscal
2000–2002 Tenerife
2001–2002 → Orotava (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Tenerife B
2005–2011 Tenerife 164 (4)
2011–2013 Sporting Gijón 10 (0)
2013–2016 Tenerife 71 (4)
Total 245+ (8+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo León Brito (born 8 February 1983), known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Ricardo made his professional debut with local club CD Tenerife in 2005–06's Segunda División, and achieved La Liga promotion in his fourth year, being essential to this achievement.[2] In his first season in the top flight, he appeared in 29 games (all starts, two goals)[3][4] but his team was immediately relegated.[5]

On 16 June 2011, with the Canary Islands side relegated to Segunda División B,[6] Ricardo signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón.[7] He played just three league matches in his debut campaign, with another relegation befalling.[8]

Ricardo returned to Tenerife in summer 2013, as a free agent.[9] He scored the first goal of his second spell on 24 November that year, through a penalty in a 2–1 home win against Real Jaén.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ricardo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Skale, Alejandro (20 June 2009). "Cerrada la renovación de Ricardo hasta 2012" [Ricardo contract renewal until 2012 has been finalised]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Osasuna logró su única victoria en el Heliodoro en septiembre de 1976" [Osasuna got their only win at the Heliodoro in September of 1976]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "El Sporting ha puntuado en cinco de sus últimas seis visitas al Heliodoro" [Sporting have earned points in five of their six last trips to the Heliodoro]. El Diario (in Spanish). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ López, Óscar (16 May 2010). "Xerez, Tenerife y Valladolid, descendidos por dejar los 'deberes' a última hora" [Xerez, Tenerife and Valladolid, relegated for leaving their 'homework' to the last minute] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Espino, R. (19 May 2011). "El Almería pregunta al Tenerife por Ricardo" [Almería ask Tenerife about Ricardo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Rosety, Manuel (16 June 2011). "El Sporting ficha a Ricardo y al mallorquinista Óscar Trejo" [Sporting sign Ricardo and Mallorca man Óscar Trejo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "El Sporting de Gijón consuma su descenso" [Sporting de Gijón confirm their relegation]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ricardo León regresa al Tenerife" [Ricardo León returns to Tenerife]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "El Tenerife confirma su recuperación" [Tenerife confirm their recovery]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 24 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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