Ricardo Oliveira, a former player on the Barton men's soccer team, has returned as a volunteer assistant coach.

The native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a defensive-minded standout in the midfield for Barton who also directed the transition to offense. He appeared in 55 games over three seasons for the Bulldogs after transferring from Lenoir-Rhyne University following his freshman year.

Oliveira was named All-Conference Carolinas Second Team in 2013, and earned Conference Carolinas All-Tournament accolades in 2012 after leading the Bulldogs to the championship game. In-between those two seasons, he played for the Panama City Beach Pirates of the Premier Development League (PDL) in the summer of 2013. 

An outstanding student as well, Oliveira was named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll in five of his six semesters at Barton and was chosen Academic All-Conference in 2013. He graduated from Barton with a degree in physical education in December 2014.