1996-97 Rio Ave FC Roster
Primeira Liga (PL)
Portugal, Level I
Team Record: 8-15-11 - 35 points
Finishing 15th in PL
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
1996-97 Rio Ave FC StatisticsPortugal, Level I
Team Record: 8-15-11 - 35 points
Finishing 15th in PL
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Rio Ave FC of Primeira Liga ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 8 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses for 35 points finishing fifteenth in PL.
The club chalked up 35 goals and allowed 42. Evariste Dibo scored 7 goals for the squad.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| António José Silva Lima Pereira | D | July 25, 1966 | 5'11" | 176 | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| João Paulo da Silva Lima Pereira | M | November 16, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Marco Aurélio | G | June 4, 1970 | 6'2" | 187 | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
| Baíca | F | April 30, 1966 | 5'4" | 134 | Natal/Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Camberra | M | April 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 161 | Luanda, Angola |
| Sérgio China | M | March 29, 1966 | 5'7" | 163 | Recife, Brazil |
| Luís Coentrão | March 28, 1977 | 5'9" | 165 | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | |
| Moreira de Sá | F | February 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 157 | Maia, Portugal |
| Evariste Dibo | M | December 27, 1968 | 5'8" | 157 | Abodo, Ivory Coast |
| Nenad Divac | D | October 31, 1968 | 5'11" | 174 | Užice/Zlatibor, Portugal |
| Aziz El Ouali | October 1, 1970 | 5'9" | 150 | Ait-Brahim, Morocco | |
| Emanuel | July 7, 1975 | 5'9" | 139 | Caxinas, Portugal | |
| Gabriel | D | April 24, 1973 | 5'8" | 165 | Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Augusto Gama | January 26, 1970 | 5'9" | 148 | Lanhas, Portugal | |
| Gamboa | M | April 19, 1973 | 5'9" | 150 | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Helinho | F | January 24, 1968 | 5'11" | 154 | Recife/Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Marcos | D | September 14, 1975 | 6'0" | 170 | Caruaru, Brazil |
| Martins | D | August 16, 1970 | 6'0" | 174 | Lourosa/Santa Maria de Feira, Portugal |
| Mateus | M | May 29, 1974 | 6'0" | 181 | Vila do Conde, Portugal |
| Mesquita | D | May 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 132 | Leça da Palmeira/Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Nélson | G | December 13, 1967 | 5'10" | 172 | Luanda, Angola |
| Nito | D | July 5, 1967 | 5'9" | 163 | Ponte de Barca, Portugal |
| Fernando Nogueira | F | February 8, 1968 | 5'9" | 157 | Recife/Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Tiago Oliveira | G | August 9, 1978 | 6'4" | 198 | Porto, Portugal |
| João Pedro | August 4, 1971 | Luanda, Angola | |||
| Peu | June 29, 1971 | 6'1" | 183 | Recife, Brazil |
