Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz (born March 25, 1970 in

Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...

), nicknamed Joni, is a retired

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International career

Joni has been a member of his national team, and was called up to the

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National team statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''

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* 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Luanda 1996 African Cup of Nations players Angola international footballers Angolan footballers C.D. Tondela players S.C. Salgueiros players Académico de Viseu F.C. players União Montemor players Atlético Sport Aviação players S.C. Olhanense players G.D. Sagrada Esperança players S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Girabola players Association football midfielders Angolan expatriate footballers Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Qatar {{Angola-footy-bio-stub