Richard Blanco (footballer)

Richard Blanco
Personal information
Full name	Richard José Blanco Delgado
Date of birth	21 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	La Guaira, Venezuela
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Italchacao
2006–2007	San Marino
2007	Carabobo
2008	Estrella Roja
2009–2011	Deportivo Petare
2012	O'Higgins
2013–2016	Mineros de Guayana
2016	Zamora
2017–2020	Mineros de Guayana
2021	Academia Puerto Cabello
2022–2023	Mineros de Guayana
2023—	Portuguesa
International career‡
2011–	Venezuela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016

Richard José Blanco Delgado Spanish pronunciation: [riˈtʃaɾθ xoˈse ˈβlaŋko], (born 21 January 1982) is a Venezuelan footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Portuguesa as striker.

Career[edit]

O'Higgins[edit]

In 2012, Blanco was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.^[1]

He participated with the club in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana where they faced Cerro Porteño, being eliminated in the first round. Blanco scored two goals in the first leg in Rancagua, and was chosen the Best Player of the Week.^[2]

On December 12, 2012, Blanco was signed for Mineros de Guayana.

International career[edit]

Blanco has played in the Venezuela national football team since 2010, scoring 2 goals.

International goals[edit]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 February 2015	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	0–1	2–3	Friendly
2	12 November 2015	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	4–2	4–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Mineros de Guayana

Venezuelan Primera División: 2013–14 Apertura

References[edit]

^ "U. De Chile venció en infartante definición a O'Higgins y logró su primer tricampeonato".
^ "El Capo se despidió de Copa Sudamericana | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2012-08-12.

External links[edit]

Richard José Blanco at Football-Lineups
Richard Blanco at Soccerway
Ricardo Blanco at BDFA (in Spanish)

[1] "U. De Chile venció en infartante definición a O'Higgins y logró su primer tricampeonato".

[2] "El Capo se despidió de Copa Sudamericana | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2012-08-12.

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