Ricardo Malafaia

Ricardo Malafaia
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Sousa Malafaia Fernandes
Date of birth	11 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Maia, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Porto (youth)
Youth career
1990–1992	Maia
1992–1996	Porto
1996	Rio Ave
1997–2000	Maia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Maia
2001–2002	Pedrouços
2002–2005	Maia
2005–2007	Leixões
2007–2009	Varzim
2009–2010	Racing Ferrol
2010–2011	Gondomar
2011–2012	Boavista
2012–2013	Leixões
2013–2014	Maia Lidador
2014–2015	Santa Clara
2015–2016	Leixões
Total
Managerial career
2016–2018	Leixões (youth)
2018	Leixões
2018–2019	Padroense
2019–	Porto (youth)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Sousa Malafaia Fernandes (born 11 August 1981 in Maia, Porto District), known as Malafaia, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Malafaia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Francisco Chaló sucede a Ricardo Malafaia no comando do Leixões" [Francisco Chaló succeeds Ricardo Malafaia at the helm of Leixões] (in Portuguese). TSF. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.