▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁for ▁Atl ético ▁Sor oc aba ▁( as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁division ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁state , ▁but ▁also ▁briefly ▁played ▁in ▁national ▁S érie ▁B ▁and ▁S érie ▁C ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Ta ub at é , ▁São ▁Paulo ▁state , ▁Ric ardo ▁V ila ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁inside ▁the ▁state . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Indones ian ▁side ▁Per se b aya ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Brazil ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Gu ar ating uet á ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Campeonato ▁Paul ista ▁S érie ▁A 2 ▁and ▁O este ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Copa ▁Paul ista ▁de ▁Fut ebol , ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁losing ▁side ▁in ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Gu ar ating uet á , ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁losing ▁semi - final ists ▁of ▁Paul ista ▁S érie ▁A 2 ▁and ▁promoted . ▁He ▁spent ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁year ▁in ▁Un ião ▁São ▁João ▁along ▁with ▁former ▁Gu ar ating uet á ▁team mate ▁J ú ni or ▁Paul ista , ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Copa ▁Paul ista . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁losing ▁quarter - final ists .