Of Italian and Argentine descent,[1] Riccardi made his debut for Geelong in Round 4, 1992 against West Coast, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994.
Riccardi's raking left foot helped him win the 1998 Carji Greeves Medal.
He famously won a game against Carlton with a 50m goal after the siren.
His career finished with the disappointment of being close to the coveted 300 game mark and playing in three Grand Finals, he never won a premiership.
[2] In 2007, he was named on a half forward flank in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.