Clóvis Bento da Cruz

Clóvis
Personal information
Full name Clóvis Bento da Cruz
Date of birth (1970-06-25) 25 June 1970
Place of birth Barra do Garças, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1990 América (SP)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 América (SP)
1993–1994 Guarani
1994 Benfica 1 (1)
1994–1995 → Vitória de Setúbal (loan) 4 (1)
1995 →Vasco da Gama (loan ) 41 (20)
1995 → Corinthians (loan) 2 (1)
1996 Santos
1996 Atlético Paranaense
1998 Grêmio 8 (3)
1998 Atlético Paranaense 8
1999–2000 Palestino
2001 Barcelona SC
2002 America (RJ)
2002–2003 Deportivo Táchira
2003 Francana
2003 Mogi Mirim
2004 Mirassol
2004 América (RN)
2004 América (SP)
2005 Caldense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Clóvis Bento da Cruz (born 25 June 1970) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Barra do Garças, Clóvis is a youth prospect of América (SP), from where he became a professional footballer, competing for club in the second level of the Campeonato Paulista.[1] After moving to Guarani, he scored 13 goals in the 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, finishing one shy of top-scorer, Guga.[2][3]

In 1994, he joined Benfica, debuting on 20 August 1994 in a home win against S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring the second goal.[4] Three days later he played the first leg of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira,[5] but was soon sidelined by manager Artur Jorge, who claimed he need time to adapt to Portugal, with Clóvis requesting to be loaned out.[6] He briefly joined Vitória de Setúbal in the second half of 1994–95.[6]

Clóvis returned to Brazil in 1995, to play for Vasco da Gama, where he would reunite with former teammate Paulão, and future Benfica striker, Valdir.[2] He was the club top-scorer in the 1995 edition of the Campeonato Carioca and third overall.[7] On 6 October 1995, he was loaned to Corinthians.[8]

After a successful year in Vasco, Clóvis became a constant traveller, passing through 15 different clubs in ten years, retiring in 2005 at age 35 due to heart problems.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Problema no coração leva Clóvis abreviar carreira" [Heart problem makes Clóvis end his career]. Gazeta Digital (in Portuguese). 8 December 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Clóvis quer gol na estréia" [Clóvis wants to score in his first game]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 21 October 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Campeonato Brasileiro 1993". Bola na Aréa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 533. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  5. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 538. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  6. 1 2 "Clóvis atravessa mau momento em Portugal" [Clóvis goes through rough times in Portugal]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 11 December 1994. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "State Championship Rio de Janeiro 1995 - First Level". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Corinthians apresenta Clóvis e contorna crise-relâmpago" [Corinthians presents Clóvis and avoids crisis]. Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 6 October 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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