Ricardo Santos Lago (born 10 September 1980), best known as Ricardo Baiano, is a retired professional

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who is currently the Youth Academy Manager of

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. Born in Brazil, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Ricardo Baiano began playing football with PSTC. He would eventually play in

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and

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International career

Born in Brazil, Baiano played once for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a World Cup qualification game against

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on 9 October 2004.

Managerial and coaching career

In May 2013, Baiano was appointed as Youth Academy Manager of his former club

Personal life

Ricardo Baiano was born in

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, a major city located in the southern coastal region of

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, Brazil, 430 km south of

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, the state's capital. His brother, Wagner Santos Lago is also a footballer.Zlatne godine
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