Ricardo León

Ricardo León
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo León Brito
Date of birth	8 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Longuera-Toscal
2000–2002	Tenerife
2001–2002	→ Orotava (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	Tenerife B
2005–2011	Tenerife
2011–2013	Sporting Gijón
2013–2016	Tenerife
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Football career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, León made his professional debuts with local club CD Tenerife in 2005–06's second division, and achieved La Liga promotion in his fourth year, being an essential element of the success. In his first season in the top flight he appeared in 29 games (all starts, two goals), but his team was immediately relegated back.

In mid-June 2011, with the Canary Islands side relegated to the third level, León signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón.^[1] He played in just three league matches in his first year, with another relegation befalling.

References

^ "Ricardo fue presentado en Mareo como nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Ricardo presented in Mareo as new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

External links

Ricardo León at BDFutbol
Ricardo León at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Ricardo León at Soccerway

[1] "Ricardo fue presentado en Mareo como nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Ricardo presented in Mareo as new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

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