Dodô (footballer, born 1974)
Japanese association football player
Ricardo Lucas Figueredo Monte Raso, known as Dodô (born 2 May 1974 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian football coach and former footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense. He also spent time in Japan, South Korea and the UAE, enjoying success with Ulsan Hyundai Horangi in the K-League.
On 11 September 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended Dodô from playing professional football for two years as a result of a failed doping test. He tested positive for the use of Fenproporex following a match between Botofogo and Vasco da Gama on 14 June 2007.
In January 2010, after the suspension has finished, Dodô signed a contract with Vasco da Gama for his comeback to football. Dodô scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for the club, four in a single match against Botafogo. However, two penalties missed on the derby against Flamengo, ended his spell with the club.
On 14 June 2010, Dodô transferred to Portuguesa and announced his wishes to end his career in the club.
On 27 April 2011, he was keen to extend his career and signed a one-year deal with Americana
He was still by the Grêmio Osasco in February 2013 and one month after hit with Barra da Tijuca in the dispute of the Campeonato Carioca Série B
Without act since 2013, Dodo has a course to coach at the beginning of this year taught by CBF, with duration of ten days and classes divided into two periods and after that conclusion, cmo debut coach in Rio Negro.
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