Ricardo Baiano

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Lago.

Ricardo Santos Lago (born 10 September 1980), best known as Ricardo Baiano, is a retired professional football midfielder who is currently the Youth Academy Manager of FC Krasnodar. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Ricardo Baiano

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Santos Lago
Date of birth	(1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar (Youth Academy Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000	Londrina
2001	Jaboticabal Atlético
2002	São Paulo
2003–2004	Široki Brijeg	26	(5)
2004–2007	Kuban Krasnodar	96	(21)
2008	Spartak Nalchik	6	(1)
2008	→ Moscow (loan)	8	(0)
2009	Krasnodar	20	(4)
2009	→ Spartak Nalchik (loan)	9	(1)
2010–2011	Zhemchuzhina-Sochi	41	(2)
2011	Khimki	7	(0)
2012	Široki Brijeg	16	(4)
International career
2004	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	(0)
Managerial career
2013–	Krasnodar (youth academy manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ricardo Baiano began playing football with PSTC. He would eventually play in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia.^[1]

International career

Born in Brazil, Baiano played once for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, coming on as a second-half substitute for Elvir Baljić in a World Cup qualification game against Serbia and Montenegro on 9 October 2004.^[2]

Managerial and coaching career

In May 2013, Baiano was appointed as Youth Academy Manager of his former club FC Krasnodar.^[3]

Personal life

Ricardo Baiano was born in Ilhéus, a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. His brother, Wagner Santos Lago is also a footballer.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kuban Krasnodar	2004	15	3	0	0	–		15	3
	2005	25	3	2	1	–		27	4
	2006	33	12	2	0	–		35	12
	2007	23	3	2	0	–		25	3
	Total	96	21	6	1	–		102	22
Spartak Nalchik	2008	6	1	0	0	–		6	1
Moscow (loan)		8	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
Krasnodar	2009	20	4	2	0	–		22	4
Spartak Nalchik (loan)	2009	9	1	0	0	–		9	1
Zhemchuzhina-Sochi	2010	33	2	1	0	–		34	2
	2011–12	8	0	2	0	–		10	0
	Total	41	2	3	0	–		44	2
Khimki	2011–12	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
Široki Brijeg	2011–12	7	2	3	0	–		10	2
	2012–13	9	2	0	0	2	0	11	2
	Total	16	4	3	0	2	0	21	4
Career total		203	33	14	1	4	0	221	34