Ricardo Santos Lago (born 10 September 1980), best known as Ricardo Baiano, is a retired professional football midfielder who is currently the Youth Academy Manager of FC Krasnodar. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Ricardo Baiano
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Santos Lago
Date of birth (1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Krasnodar
(Youth Academy Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Londrina
2001 Jaboticabal Atlético
2002 São Paulo
2003–2004 Široki Brijeg 26 (5)
2004–2007 Kuban Krasnodar 96 (21)
2008 Spartak Nalchik 6 (1)
2008Moscow (loan) 8 (0)
2009 Krasnodar 20 (4)
2009Spartak Nalchik (loan) 9 (1)
2010–2011 Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 41 (2)
2011 Khimki 7 (0)
2012 Široki Brijeg 16 (4)
International career
2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
Managerial career
2013– Krasnodar
(youth academy manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Ricardo Baiano began playing football with PSTC. He would eventually play in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia.[1]

International career edit

Born in Brazil, Baiano played once for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, coming on as a second-half substitute for Elvir Baljić in a World Cup qualification game against Serbia and Montenegro on 9 October 2004.[2]

Managerial and coaching career edit

In May 2013, Baiano was appointed as Youth Academy Manager of his former club FC Krasnodar.[3]

Personal life edit

Ricardo Baiano was born in Ilhéus, a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. His brother, Wagner Santos Lago is also a footballer.[4]

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kuban Krasnodar 2004 15 3 0 0 15 3
2005 25 3 2 1 27 4
2006 33 12 2 0 35 12
2007 23 3 2 0 25 3
Total 96 21 6 1 102 22
Spartak Nalchik 2008 6 1 0 0 6 1
Moscow (loan) 8 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
Krasnodar 2009 20 4 2 0 22 4
Spartak Nalchik (loan) 2009 9 1 0 0 9 1
Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 2010 33 2 1 0 34 2
2011–12 8 0 2 0 10 0
Total 41 2 3 0 44 2
Khimki 2011–12 7 0 0 0 7 0
Široki Brijeg 2011–12 7 2 3 0 10 2
2012–13 9 2 0 0 2 0 11 2
Total 16 4 3 0 2 0 21 4
Career total 203 33 14 1 4 0 221 34

References edit

  1. ^ "Ex-jogador do PSTC sonha com Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 16 December 2004.
  2. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ricardo Santos Lago". www.fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ Zlatne godine p. 199

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