Quaresma, however, was left out of the 23-man squad named by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to represent Portugal in the 2006 World Cup.

" Subsequently, with Guus Hiddink's temporary position as Chelsea manager, Quaresma found it hard to find space in the Chelsea starting XI squad, and he returned to Inter at the end of his loan.

Quaresma playing for Inter

After a disappointing start to life at the San Siro, Quaresma claimed his move to Chelsea had restored his confidence after he struggled to impress José Mourinho at Inter.

Quaresma returned to Inter after his loan at Chelsea ended.

Despite desperate attempts made by Inter to offload him, Quaresma did not manage to attract any interest.

On 13 June 2010, Quaresma joined Beşiktaş J. K. in Turkey after long and arduous negotiations with Inter.

Clients include Falcao, Anderson, Quaresma, Deco, Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo, and José Mourinho.

He was born to António José Bandeira Carvalhas and Esmeraldina do Céu Gomes Quaresma ( b. Arouca, Moldes, July 9, 1917 ).

With the retirement of Luís Figo, Quaresma inherited the # 7 shirt, and José Mourinho said he would give Quaresma another chance for the new season.

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo ( born 26 September 1983 ) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a winger for Süper Lig side Beşiktaş J. K and the Portuguese national team.

Quaresma is of partial Romani descent.

A major figure on the Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the first years of the República Velha in Brazil.

Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma ( in English: The Tragic Fate of Policarpo Quaresma ) is Barreto's magnum opus, first published in 1911.

At the end of the story, Policarpo Quaresma is killed for the crime of high treason.

Considered by many as one of the greatest strikers in Sporting history since the early performances of Fernando Peyroteo, Héctor Yazalde ( who scored 46 goals in 1973 – 74 ), Manuel Fernandes, Rui Jordão, Fernando Gomes, Jorge Cadete, Alberto Acosta and " Super " Mário Jardel, Liédson is also regarded as the club's top trademark player, since the departures of Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Ricardo Quaresma.

World class players such as Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mário Jardel, Nicolas Anelka, John Carew, Milan Baroš, Radomir Antić, Óscar Córdoba, Lincoln, Mateja Kežman, Kleberson, Roberto Carlos, Zoran Simović, Frank de Boer, Giovani dos Santos, Franck Ribéry, Harry Kewell, Dani Güiza, Guti, Quaresma, Gheorghe Hagi, Jô, Abdul Kader Keita, Shabani Nonda, Lucas Neill, Lorik Cana, Giga Popescu, Jérôme Rothen and many more have played at some point or continue to play in Turkey.

Quaresma began his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, and has also played for FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Internazionale, and Chelsea.

While he was a trainee at Sporting's famed academy, Quaresma made his professional debut during the 2000 – 01 season, playing 15 games for the B squad.

Quaresma signed for FC Porto in the summer of 2004 when they sold Deco for a fee of € 15 million cash, plus Quaresma's playing rights, which were evaluated at the time at € 6 million.

Nihat was upset at Quaresma for failing to pass the ball and the altercation was broken up by team mates.

Following the 3 – 0 defeat to Spanish side Atlético Madrid in the first leg of Europa League, Quaresma had a alteration with manager Carlos Carvalhal when the incident happened in the dressing room at half-time after Carvalhal put off Quaresma for İsmail Köybaşı much to his dismay as he did not take the news lightly and began throwing water bottles, before launching a stinging attack at Carvalhal.

However, it went through different names at that time: Vespucci called it São Lourenço, official documents called it São João, while a contemporary map, the Cantino planisphere, apparently called it Quaresma.

Nihat was upset at Quaresma for failing to pass the ball and the altercation was broken up by team mates.

Barça agreed on a € 15 million fee in cash, plus the complete rights of Quaresma to Porto, which tagged Quaresma for € 6 million.

By the end of the transfer window, he had brought three new players to the side: Brazilian winger Mancini (€ 13 million ), Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari for reported € 14 million, and Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma for a cash / player exchange fee of € 18. 6 million plus young Portuguese midfielder Pelé.

On 22 December 2010, aged 31, Sabrosa signed with Süper Lig team Beşiktaş JK for € 900, 000, reuniting with Portugal teammates Hugo Almeida and Ricardo Quaresma.

Quaresma was then sold to FC Barcelona for a reported € 6 million and loan of Fábio Rochemback.

Quaresma was heavily criticised during his first year with Porto for being selfish and frequently trying to dribble past defenders rather than making a simple pass.

On 1 September 2008, Quaresma signed for Italian champions Internazionale on a cash / player exchange fee of € 18. 6 million with young Portuguese midfielder Pelé joining Porto.

Quaresma was mostly used as a substitute, making noticeable contributions, including providing the cross for Alex to score against Coventry City.

Quaresma made his debut for the new season against Bari, coming on as a substitute for Patrick Vieira.

After the arrival of Goran Pandev, Quaresma did not feature in Mourinho's plans on their quest for the treble.

Quaresma playing for Beşiktaş.

Quaresma opened the scoring for Beşiktaş in the 33rd minute and won Man of the Match honors as his side won 4 – 3 in penalties, 2 – 2 after extra time.

Quaresma started his campaign with Porto on a high note, scoring in his debut game in the 2004 UEFA Super Cup and netting the only goal in Porto's triumph against Benfica in the Portuguese SuperCup.

He likes kicking the ball with the outside of his foot, but if you ask me about him in a few months ' time, we'll be talking about a different Quaresma.

A UEFA Under-17 Championship winner with Portugal in 2000, Quaresma made his full international debut for the Portuguese national team in June 2003, in a friendly against Bolivia.

Poor form during his time with FC Barcelona and an injury prevented Quaresma from taking part in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Euro 2004, and the 2004 Olympics.

On 24 March 2007, Quaresma scored his first goal for the national team in Portugal's 4 – 0 win in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium.

Portuguese newspapers then reported that Barça would try to offer Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma as part of the exchange in order to ease the deal.

The game ended 2 – 2, and Quaresma was voted man of the match following an impressive performance.