Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ricardo Carvalho Biography and Timeline

Follow Ricardo Carvalho through 6 dated historical records for Portugal.

Ricardo Carvalho, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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2004–2005Years on this page

2004

Champions League Victory

Defender · Gelsenkirchen · Sport / Football

Helps FC Porto keep a clean sheet in the final.

Role range: 2003-2004

Champions League Winner

Defender · Gelsenkirchen · Sport / Football

Ricardo Carvalho dominated key defensive exchanges and left Porto as a Champions League winner in the 2004 UEFA Champions League final, helping Porto win the competition.

Porto Defensive Leader

Defender · Gelsenkirchen · Sport / Football

Completes an outstanding European campaign as a central defender.

Role range: 2003-2004

Move to English Football

Defender · London · Sport / Football

Reunites with Jose Mourinho in the English Premier League.

Role range: 2004-2010

Transfer to Chelsea

Defender · London · Sport / Football

After a spell with Porto, Ricardo Carvalho signs for Chelsea. The centre-back followed Jose Mourinho from Porto after winning the Champions League.

2005

Premier League Championship

Defender · London · Sport / Football

Ricardo Carvalho wins the 2004/05 Premier League championship with Chelsea and forms a composed central-defensive partnership with John Terry.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.