Josimar Dias (born 3 June 1986), known as Vozinha, is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He played for clubs in his own country, Angola, Moldova, Portugal and Cyprus. A full international with over 50

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for Cape Verde since 2012, he played at the Africa Cup of Nations in

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, 2015 and

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Club career

Born in

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on the island of

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, Vozinha began his career at local

Batuque FC Batuque Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: ''Batuki Futibol Klubi'', São Vicente: ''Batúque Futebol Klube'') is a football club that plays in the São Vicente Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo on t ...

, playing for them until 2011 before moving to local city rivals

CS Mindelense Clube Sportivo Mindelense ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''KS Mindelensi'' (''KS'' – ''Klubi Sporting''), São Vicente Crioulo: ''KS Mindelense'' (''KS'' – ''Klube or Clube (CS)'') is a football club that plays in the P ...

. Following good showings with the club, he was signed by

Progresso Associação do Sambizanga Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is an Angolan football club based in Luanda. The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs: Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo (JUBA), Juventista and Vaza. Progresso do Sambizanga is no ...

in Angola. He made a return to Mindelense in 2013 and played in the

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. After a year at

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in Moldova, Vozinha moved in August 2016 to

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

of the Portuguese second tier.

International career

Vozinha made his debut for Cape Verde on 8 September 2012 in a

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first leg at home to

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, a 2–0 win. He remained in goal for the second leg in

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on 14 October, a 2–1 loss that saw his country qualify for their first major tournament. At the finals in South Africa, the team reached the quarter-finals before a 2–0 loss to

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; he conceded the second goal after going up the pitch in the dying seconds to attack a

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. Vozinha also played at the

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. On 7 October 2020, he earned his 50th cap in a 2–1 friendly win away to

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, and a year later he was called up for the

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in Cameroon.

Honours

AEL Limassol *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

: 2018–19

Personal

His younger brother

Delmiro Delmiro Évora Nascimento (born 29 August 1988), known as Delmiro, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot club Aris Limassol FC. Club career Delmiro made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for ...

was also a Cape Verde international.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vozinha 1986 births Living people People from Mindelo Cape Verdean footballers Association football goalkeepers CS Mindelense players Cape Verde international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Angola Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Angola 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Batuque FC players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players FC Zimbru Chișinău players Expatriate footballers in Moldova Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Gil Vicente F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Liga Portugal 2 players AEL Limassol players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Cypriot First Division players AS Trenčín players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Slovak Super Liga players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players