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 striker. He mainly played for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team, having also moved to Portugal at Varzim and Oliveirense.

Club career

Jesus played youth football for Clube Atlético de Luanda; he then began playing professionally in 1974 for local club

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, before moving to Benfica de Luanda and Terra Nova. Jesus played over 10 years for Petro de Luanda. He was top goalscorer of the

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three times with them, in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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 Oliveirense, retiring in 1990.

Managerial career

Jesus was appointed interim coach of Petro de Luanda, following the death of coach

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, helping them win the league title in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

Presidency career

After six terms as vice-president of the

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, in 2016 Jesus announced his candidacy for president.

Personal life

Jesus and his partner got married in

in 1983; they had a son, Hadja. His idol is Portuguese footballer

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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 *

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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: 1987 *

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

Coach

* Girabola:

References

External links

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* 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