Brazilian striker Ricardinho will spend the spring part of the season with Maccabi Haifa, where he is going on a six-month loan with an option.

Ricardo Vianna Filho transferred to Viktoria last summer from Bulgarian club Levski Sofia. During the current season he has played in three league games, one Mol Cup match and made one start in the Europa League against Razgrad. He is now going on a six-month loan with an option to Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.

"Ricardinho didn´t have the game load in the autumn that both sides would have liked. Considering the current competition in the team, it is therefore a logical step that we have agreed on a six-month guest contract and we wish him well in his new address," said the club´s sporting director Daniel Kolář.