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Biography
Ricardo Alex Parada Sáez (born January 2, 1985, in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile), is a Chilean footballer. He plays as a striker. He currently plays for Puerto Montt in Chile.
Career
Ricardo Parada is a footballer from the lower divisions of the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, where he was always the top-scorer.
In 2003 he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship, when he returned to the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción. He scored 5 goals in the Clausura championship in 2007, despite not holding undisputed. In 2008, he was signed by the Lobos de la BUAP, a Mexican football club. In the second half of that year, he was signed by Provincial Osorno. Since then, he has played with Antofagasta and Curicó Unido, and currently plays for Puerto Montt.
National team
Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.
Honours
Ñublense Third Division of Chile 2004