Stélvio Rosa da Cruz

Stélvio
Personal information
Full name Stélvio Rosa da Cruz
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dudelange
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2007 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Braga 19 (0)
2009–2010 → União Leiria (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → 1º Agosto (loan)
2011 → Libolo (loan)
2012 Caála
2012–2013 Alki Larnaca 11 (0)
2013– Dudelange 89 (9)
National team‡
2007–2009 Portugal U21 11 (0)
2009– Angola 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2010

Stélvio Rosa da Cruz (born 24 January 1989), known simply as Stélvio, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Luxembourg club F91 Dudelange as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Stélvio was born in Luanda. A product of S.C. Braga's youth academy, he made his Portuguese Primeira Liga debut on 11 November 2007, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 3–0 home win against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[1]

On 4 July 2009, after two seasons in the first team with intermittent use, Stélvio was loaned to U.D. Leiria (freshly returned to the top division) in a season-long loan. However, in late January 2010, he moved to his homeland and signed for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto in the same predicament.[2]

On 31 August 2011, Stélvio was released by Braga.[3]

International career

Stélvio represented Portugal at under-21 level.[4] He switched allegiance to his native Angola in 2009, being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sporting sofre derrota em Braga (Sporting suffer defeat in Braga); Açoriano Oriental, 11 November 2007 (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Hugo Gomes deixa União de Leiria para jogar no Azerbaijão (Hugo Gomes leaves União de Leiria to play in Azerbaijan); Região de Leiria, 21 January 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Stélvio acerta a rescisão (Stélvio agrees to termination); A Bola, 31 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Sub-21 perdem particular com Ucrânia (Under-21s lose friendly with Ukraine); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 14 October 2008 (in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Manucho named in Angola squad; BBC Sport, 30 December 2009
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