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Portuguese People Of Cape Verdean Descent
In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal. By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon." In 2008, Portugal’s National Statistics Institute estimated that there were 68,145 Cape Verdeans who legally resided in Portugal. This made up "15.7% of all foreign nationals living legally in the country." Notable people *, writer *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora GCIH (born 20 April 1984) is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump. Évora is a former outdoor Olympic, World, and European triple jump champion. He has also won a European indoor title and the World indoor tour in triple jump. Évora competes at national level for Portugal and at club level for FC Barcelona. He represented Cape Verde until 2002, when he got Portuguese citizenship in June that year. Biography Born in Ouragahio, Ivory Coast, where his parents had come to live from Cape Verde, Évora and his family moved to Portugal when he was five years old.Top sportsmen find support in faith Baha'i World News Service. 11 August 2004 He still holds the Cape Verdean records in both the long jump (7.57 m) and the triple jump (16.15 m). Évora's family settled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Da Conceição Soares
Ernesto da Conceição Soares (born 5 October 1979), simply known as Ernesto, is a Portuguese born Cape Verdean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Mozambican Moçambola side Vilankulo F.C.. In the summer of 2009, he signed for A.D. Carregado, where he remained for one season following the club's relegation to the third tier. In December 2012, Ernesto signed for Mozambican side Vilankulo F.C. International career He also plays for the Cape Verde national football team. He played all 6 matches in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and also played in the friendly against Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ernesto 1979 births Living people Footballers from Setúbal Men's association football goalkeepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Estêvão Sanches
Manuel Estêvão Fernandes Anjos Sanches, known as Puma (born April 21, 1979 in Lisboa) is a Cape Verdean international footballer who last played for Alki Larnaca in 2009 and also played for Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Division. He has also played for Naval 1º de Maio and Vitória F.C. He has represented Cape Verde on numerous occasions. He also holds a Portugal passport. Honours ;Vitória Setúbal *Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...: 2004–05 References External links * zerozero.pt* Player Statistics ForaDeJogo.net 1979 births Living people Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verde international footballers Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent S.C. Braga B players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players S.C. Braga player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando (Portuguese Footballer)
Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (born 31 August 1985), known simply as Rolando, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender. He played 222 Primeira Liga games for Belenenses, Porto and Braga, winning several honours including the league, Taça de Portugal and Europa League treble with the second club in 2011. Abroad, he played on loan in Serie A for Napoli and Inter Milan, and spent four years in France with Marseille. Rolando was part of the Portugal squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2012, earning 21 caps in all. Club career Belenenses Rolando was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde. After beginning his career in the youth ranks of lowly S.C. Campomaiorense, he finished his development with Lisbon's C.F. Os Belenenses, which he joined at the age of 18. In his Primeira Liga debut, on 28 August 2004, he played 90 minutes and scored a goal in a 3–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo. Rolando went on to become an essential defensive figure onwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pelé
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilton Fernandes
Nilton Rogério Cardoso Fernandes (born 7 March 1979), known simply as Nilton, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 110 matches and one goal with four teams. Club career Born in the island of Brava, Nilton played youth football with Portuguese club Boavista FC, who loaned him to Gondomar S.C. and AD Esposende to kickstart his senior career. Upon his return, he appeared in 12 Primeira Liga games in the 1999–2000 season, helping to a fourth-place finish. In the following years, Nilton alternated between the top division and the Segunda Liga, representing C.D. Aves (where he scored his first goal, contributing to a 3–2 home win against C.F. Estrela da Amadora on 13 May 2001 as his team was eventually relegated), Gil Vicente FC, F.C. Marco, S.C. Salgueiros and F.C. Penafiel. He left the country in the summer of 2006, scoring a career-best six goals for FC Koper and winning th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nani (footballer)
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory. He represented Portugal in international football, playing 112 times for the senior national team. Nani began his career with Sporting CP, joining the youth team in 2003 before making his first-team debut in 2005. During his two-year tenure in Portugal, Nani won the Portuguese Cup in the 2006–07 season. Before the 2007–08 season, Nani's performances attracted the attention of English club Manchester United, who secured his services in July 2007. He gained first-team status almost immediately and won four Premier League titles and the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, along with the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, two League Cups and three Community Shields. Following a loan back to Sporting, in which he won the Portuguese Cup, he was signed by Turkish side Fenerbahçe in 2015, and a year late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vítor Moreno
Vítor Manuel Borges Moreno (born 29 November 1980, in Lisbon) is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s .... External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Vitor 1980 births Living people Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Citizens of Cape Verde through descent Footballers from Lisbon Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Odivelas F.C. players F.C. Barreirense players G.D. Estoril Praia players Vitória S.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players U.D. Leiria players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Portimonense S.C. players C.D. Cova da Piedade players C.D. Pinhalnovense players Segund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Mendes
Sandro Miguel Laranjeira Mendes (born 4 February 1977), known simply as Sandro, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Portuguese club União Futebol Comércio e Indústria. Most of his career was spent with Vitória de Setúbal, where he played for three separate spells. In the Primeira Liga, he amassed totals of 195 matches and six goals over nine seasons. Sandro was born in Portugal, and holds Portuguese citizenship. Internationally, he played for Portugal's under-20 and under-21 teams before representing Cape Verde at senior level. Club career Sandro was born in Pinhal Novo, Setúbal District, Portugal. He started his career at Vitória de Setúbal and made his Primeira Liga debut in 1995, but moved to Hércules CF in the Spanish Segunda División aged 19 in 1997. In January 1999, Sandro joined La Liga club Villarreal CF on loan, but made just two appearances in a six-month spell in a season that e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nélson Marcos
Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983), known simply as Nélson, is a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back. After making a name for himself at S.L. Benfica, Benfica, appearing in 107 official games over three seasons, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, representing Real Betis, Betis, CA Osasuna, Osasuna, UD Almería, Almería and AD Alcorcón, Alcorcón. He also competed professionally in Italy and Cyprus. Nélson won four Cap (sport), caps for the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team, during three years. Club career Early years Born in Sal, Cape Verde, Nélson started his professional career with Vilanovense F.C., Vilanovense FC. He began making a name in the Primeira Liga with Boavista F.C., Boavista FC, having joined from soon-to-be-extinct S.C. Salgueiros also in Porto. In May 2005, Nélson was involved in a car crash along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néné Da Luz
Nene may refer to: People *Nene (name), list of people with this name * Nene (aristocrat) (1546–1624), principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Nené (footballer, 1942-2016), nickname of Brazilian footballer Claudio Olinto de Carvalho * Nené (footballer, born 1949), nickname of Portuguese footballer Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista * Nenê (footballer, born 1981), nickname of Brazilian footballer Anderson Luiz de Carvalho * Nenê (footballer, born 1983), nickname of Brazilian footballer Ânderson Miguel da Silva * Nené (footballer, born 1996), nickname of Mozambican footballer Feliciano João Jone * Nenê (born 1982), legally changed name of Brazilian basketball player Maybyner Rodney Hilário * Nené (born 1942), nickname of Brazilian footballer Claudio Olinto de Carvalho * Nenê (born 1983), nickname of Brazilian futsal player João Carlos Gonçalves Filho * Nenê (born 1976), nickname of Brazilian women's footballer Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti * Néné (1834–1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
