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The history of Ricardo Quaresma and the trivela

By Devin Nguyen

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 23: #20 Ricardo Quaresma of Portugal in action during the International Friendly between Portugal and Egypt at the Letzigrund Stadium on March 23, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images)
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 23: #20 Ricardo Quaresma of Portugal in action during the International Friendly between Portugal and Egypt at the Letzigrund Stadium on March 23, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images) /
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NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 19: Ricardo Quaresma of Besiktas during the UEFA Champions League match between SSC Napoli and Besiktas JK at Stadio San Paolo on October 19, 2016 in Naples, . (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 19: Ricardo Quaresma of Besiktas during the UEFA Champions League match between SSC Napoli and Besiktas JK at Stadio San Paolo on October 19, 2016 in Naples, . (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) /

A Trivela not from the Right-wing: Besiktas vs Viktoria Plzen (August 5, 2010)

Quaresma is usually situated on the right-wing. There he can cut in to unleash a trademark trivela or cut towards the line to make a cross.

Here, in a Europa League qualifier against Viktoria Plzen for Besiktas, he finds himself in the center of the pitch. A collector’s item of a Quaresma trivela, he takes the ball with his back-to-goal, dribbles into the box and whips the ball into the back of the net with the outside of his foot. Only at the club for a couple months at that point, it took him no time at all to show off his trademark trivela.

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