Cadú

Cadú with CFR Cluj in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa[1]
Date of birth	(1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth	Paços de Ferreira, Portugal[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1990–2000	Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Aliados Lordelo	18	(4)
2001–2002	Gondomar	34	(8)
2002–2004	Paços Ferreira	46	(3)
2004–2006	Boavista	58	(3)
2006–2014	CFR Cluj	202	(27)
2014–2015	AEL Limassol	12	(2)
2015–2016	Gil Vicente	44	(7)
2016–2017	Leixões	14	(2)
2017–2019	Merelinense	40	(2)
2019–2021	Maia Lidador	37	(7)
Total		505	(65)
International career
2003–2004	Portugal U21	4	(0)
2004	Portugal B	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa (born 21 December 1981), known as Cadú, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 121 games and seven goals over five seasons, with Paços de Ferreira, Boavista (two apiece) and Gil Vicente. He spent the vast majority of his career in Romania with CFR Cluj, appearing in 255 competitive matches and winning eight major trophies.

Born in Paços de Ferreira, Cadú began playing professionally with Gondomar S.C. in the Portuguese third division,^[2] his solid performances earning him a transfer straight to the Primeira Liga as he signed with another side in the north, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, in summer 2002. In his second season he started in 27 of the 28 matches he appeared in, but his team was relegated after ranking second-bottom.^[3][4][5]

After Paços' relegation, Cadú joined Boavista FC,^[6] also being first choice – 30 games, two goals^[7][8]– in his first year, with the Porto-based club finishing in sixth position.^[9]

Cadú signed with CFR Cluj from Romania on 12 July 2006, agreeing to a three-year contract for €750.000.^[10] He scored once in 25 matches in his debut season, for a final third place in Liga I.

Cadú became CFR's captain in late 2007,^[11] whilst helping the team to three consecutive Romanian Cup titles.^[12] Additionally, at the end of the 2009–10 campaign, as they won their second league title in three years, he was voted Central Defender of the Year alongside FC Unirea Urziceni's George Galamaz.^[13]

On 19 October 2010, Cadú scored twice in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against FC Bayern Munich, once in his own net, in an eventual 3–2 away loss.^[14] In late January 2012, he was awarded Romanian citizenship.^[15]

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12^[16]
• Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10^[16]
• Supercupa României: 2009, 2010^[16]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricardo Cadú.

• Cadú at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Cadú national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Cadú at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Cadú at Soccerway
• Cadú at WorldFootball.net