Ricardo Mendes Nascimento (born 3 April 1974), better known as Lecheva, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Born in Mogi das Cruzes, he began his career at União Mogi, in addition to having played for ECUS and São José EC.
He was successful in Pará football, first at Tuna Luso and mainly at Paysandu, where he became one of the great names in the club's history.
[1] He began his coaching career at Paysandu itself, becoming state champion in 2013.
Today he works again at Paysandu SC, this time as football coordinator.