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Ricardo Parada
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alex Parada Saéz
Date of birth	January 2, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	San Pedro de la Paz, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–2003	Universidad de Concepción
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Universidad de Concepción
2003	→ Ñublense (loan)
2004	→ Ñublense (loan)
2008	Lobos BUAP
2008	Provincial Osorno
2009	Deportes Antofagasta
2009	Curicó Unido
2010–2011	Deportes Puerto Montt
2012–2013	Deportes Copiapó
2014	Deportes Valdivia
2015–2016	Naval
Total
International career
2005	Chile U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Alex Parada Sáez (born January 2, 1985), is a Chilean former footballer who last played as a striker.

Career

Ricardo Parada, also known by his nickname Pescadito (Little Fish),^[1] is a former footballer from the lower divisions of the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, where he was always the top-scorer.^[2]

In 2003, he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship,^[3] when he returned to the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción. He scored 5 goals in the Clausura championship in 2007. In 2008, he was signed by the Lobos de la BUAP, a Mexican football club.^[1] In the second half of that year, he was signed by Provincial Osorno. Since then, he has played with Antofagasta, Curicó Unido, Deportes Puerto Montt, Deportes Copiapó and Naval.^[4]

National team

Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.^[5]

Honours

Ñublense

Tercera División: 2004^[es]

References

^ ^a ^b "La dramática situación económica del ex mundialista Ricardo Parada" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "RICARDO PARADA ES EL NUEVO REFUERZO DE DEPORTES VALDIVIA" (in Spanish). ANFP. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Los héroes de Ñublense manifestaron su alegría tras el título". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 December 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "El difícil presente de Ricardo Parada: "Estoy buscando una pega estable"". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ Ricardo Parada – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

Ricardo Parada at Soccerway
Ricardo Parada at BDFA (in Spanish)

[lacuarta-1] "La dramática situación económica del ex mundialista Ricardo Parada" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[2] "RICARDO PARADA ES EL NUEVO REFUERZO DE DEPORTES VALDIVIA" (in Spanish). ANFP. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[3] "Los héroes de Ñublense manifestaron su alegría tras el título". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 December 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[4] "El difícil presente de Ricardo Parada: "Estoy buscando una pega estable"". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[5] Ricardo Parada – FIFA competition record (archived)

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