Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa (born 15 June 1977), commonly known as Toy, is a Cape Verdean former

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Toy spent the bulk of his professional career in his adopted country,

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, first starting in amateur football. In 1999 he signed with Primeira Liga giants

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...

, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell. Toy represented mainly

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

, first arriving at the

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club in 2004 then returning in summer 2007 after a spell in

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. In the 2008–09 season, in the

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, he contributed with six goals to help his team return to the top flight after a 34-year absence. In the following three campaigns, Toy was relatively used by Olhanense, mainly as a substitute.

International career

Toy opted to represent Cape Verde internationally, receiving his first callup in May 2008 at nearly 31 years of age.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toy 1977 births Living people Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Footballers from Lisbon Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.U. Sintrense players S.L. Benfica B players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Salgueiros players F.C. Felgueiras players S.C. Olhanense players Saudi Pro League players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al Qadsiah FC players Cypriot First Division players Doxa Katokopias FC players Cape Verde men's international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus