FCD Signs Ricardo Villar

Just received a press release from the FCD front office that we have officially signed Brazilian international midfielder Ricardo Villar.  Villar has been quite the traveler over his career, enjoying stints in Brazil, U.S.A., Austria, Asia, Germany, and Greece.  I’m interested to see how the pick up works out…but on paper it seems to be a good one, even if his track record says he won’t be around long.

Here’s a snippet of the release:

FC Dallas added depth to its midfield with the signing of Brazilian midfielder Ricardo Villar, pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate, the club announced today. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.

“We’re very happy to have Ricardo be part of FC Dallas,” said head coach Schellas Hyndman. “He’s a player that comes in with great experience, having played in Germany and also in Austria. He can help us in our attack. He’s got good technical ability, great vision and a very good soccer brain. With the pressures of trying to be the same attacking-minded and explosive type team that we’ve been in the past, we know that a lot of pressure will be on David (Ferreira). Not only is David a good player, but now he’s MVP and I think Villar coming in will be able to take some of that pressure off David.”

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