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| fullname = Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|18|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = Amarante
| countryofbirth = {{Flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal]]
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| position = [[Defender#Centre-back|Centre back]]
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| youthclubs = {{Flagicon|POR}} [[Amarante F.C.|Amarante]]
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| nationalyears = 1998–1999<br>2003–
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'''Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho''', <small>OIH</small> (born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender#Centre-back|centre back]] for the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]] and is currently a free agent.

Carvalho began his career at [[FC Porto|Porto]], where he had loan spells at [[Leça F.C.|Leça]], [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]] and [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]], before winning domestic and European trophies under [[José Mourinho]]'s management. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for a fee of just under €30&nbsp;million. With the Blues, he won two [[Premier League]] titles in a row and one [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], in his first two seasons. In 2008, he was voted the team's Players' Player of the Year. Two years later, he helped Chelsea win the [[2009–10 Premier League|league]] and [[2010 FA Cup Final|FA Cup]], the first Double in the club's history. In August 2010, after six years with Chelsea, he transferred to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] for a fee of £6.7&nbsp;million, winning three domestic honours under Mourinho's management before a free transfer to [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in 2013.

In international football, Carvalho's national team career began on 11 October 2003 in a friendly match against [[Albania national football team|Albania]]. He represented Portugal in three [[UEFA European Championship]]s and two [[FIFA World Cup]]s, and was a member of the team that won [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. He was a regular in Portugal's lineup during [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], when his country advanced all the way to the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|final]] before losing to [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. At the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], he played in six matches for Portugal, who came fourth after reaching the semi-finals.

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase|27862|Ricardo Carvalho}}
*[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j8568.html BDFutbol profile]
*{{FIFA player|214957}}
*{{UEFA player|31429}}

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