Ricardo Andorinho

Ricardo José da Costa Andorinho (born Évora, 14 November 1976) is a former Portuguese handball player.

Biography

One of the best Portuguese players of his generation, Andorinho played for Sporting Lisbon, from 1994 to 2004. He then moved to SDC San Antonio, in Spain, were he played the rest of his career. He had to leave handball in 2008, aged only 31 years old, due to a serious injury.

Andorinho received 155 caps for Portugal, scoring a record of 528 goals. He played at the World Men's Handball Championship, in 1997, 2001 and 2003.