Ricardo López Felipe

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Ricardo López Felipe, nicknamed Ricardo (born December 20, 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is currently playing for CA Osasuna in La Liga.

Ricardo was sold to Manchester United on August 30, 2002 by Real Valladolid. Having been called up to play for Spain before he joined the Red Devils, he brought to the club a hope that could solve its well-known goalkeeper crisis. However, he found first-team opportunities rare, only appearing in some UEFA Champions League matches and only once in the FA Premier League. During that league debut against Blackburn Rovers, his first touch conceded a penalty but he made up for his error immediately by parrying the spot kick away. He never appeared in the first-team since then and was loaned out to Racing Santander for the 2003-04 season. After that fairly successful stint in La Liga, he returned to Manchester United and proclaimed his ambition to take the number one jersey from then first choice keeper Fabien Barthez. However, he was never picked for the first team following the arrival of impressive Tim Howard and the signing of goalkeeping understudy Roy Carroll.

He was eventually released by the club on a free transfer at the end of the 2004-05 season.

Image:Flag of Spain.svg	Spain squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists	Image:Flag of Spain.svg
1 Casillas \| 2 Torres \| 3 Juanfran \| 4 Helguera \| 5 Puyol \| 6 Hierro \| 7 Raúl \| 8 Baraja \| 9 Morientes \| 10 Tristán \| 11 de Pedro \| 12 Luque \| 13 Ricardo \| 14 Albelda \| 15 Romero \| 16 Mendieta \| 17 Valerón \| 18 Sergio \| 19 Xavi \| 20 Nadal \| 21 Luis Enrique \| 22 Joaquín \| 23 Contreras \| Coach: Camacho