Sandro de Gouveia (born 28 July 1968) is a

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

n retired footballer. He played as a

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Club career

Born in

Walvis Bay Walvis Bay ( en, lit. Whale Bay; af, Walvisbaai; ger, Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The c ...

, de Gouveia joined

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from city rivals

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in 1990. He sustained a career-threatening injury in a car crash soon, but after recovering after two years he joined hometown club Maritimo and then

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with whom he won the league in 1996. He quit playing football in 1998 and became an avid supporter of developing youth football in Namibia.

International career

Nicknamed ''Jingles'', de Gouveia competed for the

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from 1996–1998, including the

1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of ...

. He made his debut for the ''Brave Warriors'' in an October 1992

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match against

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, was one of only two white players to captain the national team and totalled 1 goal in 31 games for them.

Personal life

De Gouveia works as general manager of Cavema Fishing and has two children with his wife Angelene. With former national teammate

Eliphas Shivute Eliphas "Safile" Shivute (born 27 September 1974) is a Namibian retired international footballer. He retired from football due to a knee injury in 2002 after a career spent in Chinese and European football, as well as domestically. Shivute became ...

he formed the Playtime Trust Namibia, which develops young football and cricket players.

Honours

Namibia Premier League The Namibia Premier League (NPL), also known as Debmarine Namibia Premiership is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia. The league was established in 1990 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005. It was ...

: 1 :: 1996

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* * 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Walvis Bay Men's association football midfielders Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Blue Waters F.C. players Namibia Premier League players Namibian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub