Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
He scored 47 goals in 154 matches in the Primeira Liga over seven seasons, representing Porto, Beira-Mar, Santa Clara, Belenenses and Boavista.
He scored the only goal of the 1999 Taça de Portugal final for Beira-Mar, and also played in Germany, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Slovenia.
Sousa began coaching in 2015, managing clubs including Beira-Mar, and taking Mafra to the cup semi-finals in 2022.
Os Belenenses in consecutive loans; on 16 June 1999, he scored arguably the most important goal of his career as the Aveiro club defeated S.C. Campomaiorense 1–0 to win the Taça de Portugal.
[5][6][7] Sousa represented Portugal at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring once against South Korea and playing all four matches.
[10] During his year in Vila Real de Santo António, they won the Algarve Football Association Cup with a 2–1 victory over C.D.R.
[15] Sousa returned to Beira-Mar in June 2019, with the team having just been promoted from the Aveiro Football Association's district leagues.
[19] In his first full season, he guided his side to the quarter-finals of the national cup for the first time, with a 3–1 home defeat of top-flight Moreirense F.C.