China (footballer, born 1939)

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 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1][2][3]

Key Information

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-09-11)11 September 1939
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Date of death	1990 (aged 51)
Place of death	Rapallo, Italy
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	Vicenza	12	(4)
1967–1968	Mantova	2	(0)
1969–1972	Bangu
International career
1959–1960	Brazil Olympic	16	(17)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1959 Chicago
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
	1959 Chicago
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He died at the end of the year 1990, at the age of 51.^[4]

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.

1. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. ^ "Medalhistas Brasileiros - Chicago 1959". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
3. ^ "China". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. ^ "José Ricardo da Silva, o China, brilhou pela Sampdoria nos clássicos de Gênova". Calciopedia. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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