Ricardo Phillips
# Ricardo Phillips

Ricardo Oscar Phillips (born 31 January 1975) is a Panamanian former football midfielder.

## Club career

A short-sized but speedy attacking midfielder, Phillips started his career at Euro Kickers and joined Panamá Viejo in 2001. He later signed for Tauro, who loaned him to Major League Soccer franchise New England Revolution in summer 2005. In January 2006, Phillips was announced as a reinforcement by Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga and he joined Deportivo Pereira for a trial in summer 2007, but a definitive move did not materialize. He did play in Panama for the Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco FC.

In April 2013, Phillips was keen on winning promotion with second division side Millenium UP.

## International career

Nicknamed Patón, he made his debut for the Panama national football team in a June 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belize and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 11 goals. He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament and he also played at the 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups as well as at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where Panama were champions.

His final international was a January 2010 friendly match against Chile.

### Personal life

Phillips' son Ricardo is also a professional footballer, currently signed with Slovak Fortuna Liga club DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 October 1999 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 26 January 2000 | Estadio La Pedrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 16 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cuba | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 28 April 2004 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Bermuda | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 28 April 2004 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Bermuda | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
| 6 | 13 June 2004 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Saint Lucia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 21 July 2005 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 8 | 21 July 2005 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Colombia | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 9 | 16 August 2006 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 10 | 16 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 11 | 30 January 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup |
