Oceano Cruz
Portuguese former footballer (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Andrade and the second or paternal family name is Da Cruz.
Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), known simply as Oceano, is a Portuguese former professional footballer, currently a manager.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oceano Andrade da Cruz | ||
Date of birth | (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 61) | ||
Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1980 | Almada | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | Almada | ||
1982–1983 | Odivelas | ||
1983–1984 | Nacional | 22 | (3) |
1984–1991 | Sporting CP | 202 | (17) |
1991–1994 | Real Sociedad | 96 | (17) |
1994–1998 | Sporting CP | 106 | (22) |
1998–1999 | Toulouse | 30 | (6) |
Total | 456 | (65) | |
International career | |||
1985–1998 | Portugal | 54 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | ||
2012 | Sporting CP B | ||
2012 | Sporting CP (caretaker) | ||
2014–2019 | Iran (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Colombia (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A defensive midfielder with tremendous physical strength and leadership skills as his main assets,[1] he was widely regarded as the best footballer ever hailing from Cape Verde, and represented most notably Sporting CP, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club over 11 seasons (two separate spells).
Having earned more than 50 caps for Portugal, Oceano played with his adopted nation at Euro 1996.