José_Ricardo_da_Silva

China
Personal information
Date of birth	11 September 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Date of death	1990 (aged 51)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1962	Botafogo
1962–1965	Sampdoria
1965–1966	Roma
1966–1967	L.R. Vicenza
1967–1968	Mantova
1969–1972	Bangu
International career
1959	Brazil U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

China (footballer, born 1939)

Brazilian footballer (1939–1990

José Ricardo da Silva, also known as China (11 September 1939 – 1990) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He also represented the Brazil national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He died at the end of the year 1990, at the age of 51.^[1]

Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...

da Silva played for six seasons (101 games, 37 goals) in the Italian Serie A for U.C. Sampdoria, A.S. Roma, L.R. Vicenza and A.C. Mantova.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article José_Ricardo_da_Silva, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
"José Ricardo da Silva, o China, brilhou pela Sampdoria nos clássicos de Gênova". Calciopedia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2] [2]
"China". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[1]

[2]

José_Ricardo_da_Silva

China (footballer, born 1939)

Honours

References

Share this article:

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-09-11) 11 September 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Date of death	1990 (aged 51)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1962	Botafogo
1962–1965	Sampdoria	75	(30)
1965–1966	Roma	12	(3)
1966–1967	L.R. Vicenza	12	(4)
1967–1968	Mantova	2	(0)
1969–1972	Bangu
International career
1959	Brazil U-23	13	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals