Diogo Manuel Bebiano Cepeda David Andrade (born 23 July 1985) is a Portuguese retired
footballer who played as a
midfielder (right or left).
Football career
Born in
Lisbon
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, Andrade played youth football with local
C.F. Os Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...
. In the 2004 summer, after not being offered a professional contract, the 19-year-old left the club and the country, joining
AFC Bournemouth
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on trial. In late October, after being featured against
Blackburn Rovers in
the season's
Football League Cup
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–
penalty shootout win – he was loaned to another English side,
Dorchester Town
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The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...
in the
Conference South
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.
Andrade returned to
Dean Court subsequently, hoping to earn himself a contract, which eventually did not happen. His next stop was
Stade Lavallois in France, but he could only appear officially with the reserve squad.
Andrade only appeared in 15 league games in the following two seasons combined, representing successively
Portimonense SC
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It a ...
,
FC UTA Arad (in January 2007, he signed a three-year contract with the
Marius Lăcătuș-led team) and
FC Vihren Sandanski, the latter two being his first experiences in top division football. After nearly one year of inactivity, he spent the
2009–10 campaign with another
Romanian club,
FC Farul Constanţa from
Liga II; additionally, in August 2008, he had an unsuccessful trial with
Oxford United.
Workload not worrying U's manager
BBC Sport, 1 August 2008
In the summer of 2011, after another extensive period in free agency, Andrade returned to his country and joined Varzim S.C.
Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...
in the third division
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Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
, appearing sparingly as the season ended in championship win and promotion and retiring shortly after, at only 27.
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Lisbon
Portuguese footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Portimonense S.C. players
Varzim S.C. players
National League (English football) players
AFC Bournemouth players
Dorchester Town F.C. players
Stade Lavallois players
Liga I players
Liga II players
FC UTA Arad players
FCV Farul Constanța players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
OFC Vihren Sandanski players
Assyriska FF players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria