Ricardo Filipe Rodrigues Matos (born 15 February 1979) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Born in Santo Ildefonso (Porto), Matos competed in the Portuguese fourth division for the better part of his career, having two spells in the third: in the 1999–2000 season he played with G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses, representing G.D. Ribeirão in 2007–08.
In the 2008–09 campaign, Matos was second-choice at Varzim S.C. in the Segunda Liga.Guarda-redes Matos na lista de Azenha (Goalkeeper Matos in Azenha's list); Record, 22 June 2009 (in Portuguese) In the following summer, aged already 30, he signed for Primeira Liga side Vitória F.C. along with nine other players,Vitoria Setubal bring in 10 new faces; PortuGOAL, 3 July 2009 despite the club's precarious financial situation.Azenha face-to-face with Setubal crisis; PortuGOAL, 24 June 2009
Matos acted as backup in his first season in Setúbal, making his first official appearance on 8 May 2010 in a 1–2 home defeat against already relegated C.F. Os Belenenses.Acende-se ténue luz de esperança em Belém (Dim light of hope lights up in Belém); O Jogo, 9 May 2010 (in Portuguese) Vitória narrowly managed to avoid the drop.
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