Hámilton Ricard

Hámilton Ricard
Personal information
Full name Hámilton Ricard Cuesta
Date of birth (1974-01-12) 12 January 1974
Place of birth Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cortuluá
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Deportivo Cali 61 (22)
1997–2001 Middlesbrough 115 (33)
2001–2002 CSKA Sofia 12 (3)
2003 Shonan Bellmare 9 (1)
2003 Cortuluá 3 (0)
2004 Emelec 25 (17)
2004 APOEL 15 (6)
2005 Deportivo Cali 6 (0)
2005 Numancia 16 (2)
2006–2007 Danubio 25 (11)
2007–2008 Shanghai Shenhua 42 (14)
2009–2010 Danubio 10 (3)
2010–2011 Concepción 16 (5)
2011–2012 Deportes Quindío 30 (10)
2012–2013 Cortuluá 11 (0)
National team
1995–2000 Colombia 27 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ricard and the second or maternal family name is Cuesta.

Hámilton Ricard Cuesta (born 12 January 1974, in Quibdó) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Colombian team Cortuluá as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, APOEL, Numancia, Danubio and Concepción over the course of his career.

Career

Ricard was signed by Bryan Robson for a fee of £2 million in 1998, and scored 33 goals in 92 starts (with 23 substitute appearances) over a four-year Middlesbrough career. He was twice Middlesbrough's top scorer. When Steve McClaren took over the reins, Ricard was deemed surplus to requirements and allowed to move to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer.[1] After one season in Bulgaria, Ricard moved to Japan, where he joined Second Division side Shonan Bellmare.[2]

Since leaving Middlesbrough, Ricard courted controversy both on and off the pitch. In 2002, he was involved in a car accident that killed a passenger,[3] and was banned from football for twelve months for attacking a referee and making obscene gestures to the crowd while playing for Guayaquil side Emelec. The ban was reduced on appeal, and since then, Ricard attempted to move back to Europe to rejuvenate his career. He briefly played in Cyprus for APOEL, before signing a year's deal with Numancia for the 2005–06 season. He played 16 times, scoring two goals.

After he moved to Danubio in Uruguay where he scored 12 goals and played a key role helping Danubio to win the Uruguayan 2006–07 season. In June 2007 he trialled with Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua, subsequently signing a contract with the Chinese club.

Ricard has represented Colombia 27 times, scoring five goals.

On 24 January 2007, Ricard was sentenced by a Colombian court to three years in prison for the 2002 car incident. His lawyers have indicated an appeal is likely. He has not yet served the sentence.[4][5]

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Colombia League
1993Deportivo CaliPrimera A155
19944617
1995
199636
1997
England League
1997–98MiddlesbroughFirst Division92
1998–99Premier League3615
1999–20003412
2000–01274
2001–0290
Bulgaria League
2001–02CSKA SofiaA PFG91
Colombia League
2002Independiente Santa FéPrimera A00
Japan League
2003Shonan BellmareJ2 League122
Colombia League
2003CortuluáPrimera A30
Ecuador League
2004EmelecSerie A2517
Cyprus League
2004–05APOELFirst Division156
Colombia League
2005Deportivo CaliPrimera A60
Spain League
2005–06NumanciaSegunda División162
Uruguay League
2006–07DanubioPrimera División2511
China PR League
2007Shanghai ShenhuaSuper League155
2008279
Uruguay League
2009–10DanubioPrimera División103
Country Colombia 7058
England 11533
Bulgaria 91
Japan 122
Ecuador 2517
Cyprus 156
Spain 162
Uruguay 3514
China PR 279
Total 324106

Personal life

Ricard has a daughter,[6] and currently lives in Colombia.

International goals

# Date Stadium Rival Goal Result Competition
1 8-6-1997 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Uruguay 1-1 1-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13-6-1997 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz  Mexico 1-2 1-2 Copa América 1997
3 5-7-1997 Nacional de Chile, Chile  Chile 1-3 1-4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 7-7-1999 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres  Ecuador 2-0 2-1 Copa América 1999

Honours

Club

References

  1. ↑ "Sofia So Good For Hamilton". Middlesbrough F.C. 26 March 2002. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton Moves To Japan". Middlesbrough F.C. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Boro star Ricard hurt in death crash". ABC News Online. 16 December 2002.
  4. ↑ "Former Columbia striker Ricard facing jail". ESPN Soccernet. 24 January 2007.
  5. ↑ http://southamerican-futbol.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-ever-happened-to-hamilton-ricard.html
  6. ↑ "Hamilton Goes Back To School". Middlesbrough F.C. 28 March 2001. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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