Dedé (Angolan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Lobito, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Académica Lobito | 35 | (8) |
| 2003–2005 | O Elvas | 33 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Portosantense | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Trofense | 28 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Paços Ferreira | 46 | (2) |
| 2009 | Arles-Avignon | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 25 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | AEL Limassol | 73 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Benfica Luanda | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 284 | (25) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2013 | Angola | 19 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2018 | |||
Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho (born 4 July 1981 in Lobito), commonly known as Dedé, is a retired Angolan footballer.
Club career
After starting in his native country with Académica Petróleos do Lobito, Dedé moved to Portugal, first appearing with lowly O Elvas C.A.D. and C.D. Portosantense. In the 2006–07 season he joined C.D. Trofense in the second division, being an important first-team member.
Dedé signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira for 2007–08, scoring in his debut in the Primeira Liga on 18 August 2007 after heading home in a 1–3 away loss against C.S. Marítimo.[1] It was his only goal during the campaign.
In the summer of 2009, Dedé signed for AC Arles-Avignon in the French Ligue 2, but left the club only a few months later and moved to Romania with FC Timişoara. He make his official debut for the latter on 25 April 2010, at FC Steaua Bucureşti.
Dedé joined his third team in less than one year in the 2010 summer, Cyprus' Olympiakos Nicosia. He continued competing in the country in the following seasons, with AEL Limassol.
International career
Dedé first represented Angola in 2007, being summoned for the following year's Africa Cup of Nations as the national side progressed through the group stages.
References
- ↑ "Dedé: "Derrotas trazem vantagens"" [Dedé: "There's an upside to a defeat"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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