Osvaldo Fernando Saturnino de Oliveira (born 14 January 1956), commonly known as Jesus, is an Angolan former

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player and coach who played as a

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. He mainly played for

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and the Angola national team, having also moved to Portugal at Varzim and

Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Est ...

Club career

Jesus played youth football for

Clube Atlético de Luanda Clube Atlético de Luanda, best known as Atlético de Luanda, is a football club from Luanda, Angola. The club won its first title, the Girabola, in 1965. See also * 2014 Girabola The 2014 Girabola was the 36th season of top-tier football le ...

; he then began playing professionally in 1974 for local club Luanda, before moving to

Benfica de Luanda Sport Luanda e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Luanda, or simply as Benfica, is a Association football, football club from Luanda, Angola. The club was established as the Luanda affiliate of S.L. Benfica, SL Benfica of Portugal, and shares ...

and Terra Nova. Jesus played over 10 years for

. He was top goalscorer of the

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Girabo ...

three times with them, in

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and

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. In 1988, he moved to Portugal to play for Varzim aged 32, with whom he played two seasons. Jesus then played one season for

, retiring in 1990.

Managerial career

Jesus was appointed interim coach of Petro de Luanda, following the death of coach Gojko Zec, helping them win the league title in

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Presidency career

After six terms as vice-president of the

Angolan Football Federation The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and t ...

, in 2016 Jesus announced his candidacy for president.

Personal life

Jesus and his partner got married in Luanda in 1983; they had a son, Hadja. His idol is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jesus goal.''

Honours

Player

Petro de Luanda *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

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: 1987 * Supertaça de Angola: 1987 Individual * CAF Legends award: 2009 * Girabola top goalscorer: 1982, 1984,

Coach

* Girabola:

References

External links

Jesús
at RSSSF * 1956 births Living people Footballers from Luanda Angolan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Clube Atlético de Luanda players F.C. Luanda players S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Varzim S.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players Girabola players Liga Portugal 2 players Angola men's international footballers Angolan football managers Atlético Petróleos de Luanda managers Girabola managers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{Angola-footy-bio-stub