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Josimar José Évora Dias (born 3 June 1986), known as Vozinha, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chaves.

He played for clubs in his country, Angola, Moldova, Portugal and Cyprus. A full international with over 50 caps for Cape Verde since 2012, he played at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023

Club career

Born in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, Vozinha began his career at local Batuque FC, playing for them until 2011 before moving to local city rivals CS Mindelense. Following good showings with the club, he was signed by Progresso Associação do Sambizanga in Angola. He returned to Mindelense in 2013 and played in the São Vicente Island League.

After a year at FC Zimbru Chișinău in Moldova, Vozinha moved in August 2016 to Gil Vicente F.C. of the Portuguese second tier.

International career

Vozinha made his debut for Cape Verde on 8 September 2012 in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations playoff first leg at home to Cameroon, a 2–0 win. He remained in goal for the second leg in Yaoundé 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 Ghana; he conceded the second goal after going up the pitch in the dying seconds to attack a corner kick.

Vozinha also played at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. On 7 October 2020, he earned his 50th cap in a 2–1 friendly win away to Andorra, and a year later he was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Vozinha was called up to play at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for Cape Verde.

Honours

AEL Limassol

• Cypriot Cup: 2018–19

Personal

His younger brother Delmiro was also a Cape Verde international.

References

1. ^ Vozinha at National-Football-Teams.com
2. ^ Football Database Profile
3. "Vozinha no Gil Vicente de Portugal" [Vozinha to Portugal's Gil Vicente]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
4. "Cabo Verde vence Camarões por 2 -0 com sabor a pouco" [Cape Verde defeat Cameroon 2-0 with little flavour] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Norte. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
5. "Cabo Verde pela primeira vez na CAN" [Cape Verde in the ACN for the first time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
6. "Ghana 2-0 Cape Verde" (in Portuguese). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
7. "Vozinha: "Entramos em campo sempre para ganhar"" [Vozinha: "We always go out on the pitch to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
8. "Seleção de Cabo Verde: Vozinha completou 50 jogos pela seleção nacional" [Cape Verde national team: Vozinha completed 50 games for the national team] (in Portuguese). Gaft Sports. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
9. "Afcon 2021: Ethiopia and Cape Verde squads for finals in Cameroon where he was sent off in the round of 16 vs Senegal". BBC Sport. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
10. "CAN 2023: Os 26 convocados". 28 December 2023.
11. Mantzas, Andreas (23 May 2019). "AEL Limassol end 30-year Cyprus Cup drought". AGONAsport.
12. "Progresso contrata Delmiro, irmão de Vozinha" [Progresso hire Delmiro, brother of Vozinha] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2014.

External links

• Vozinha at National-Football-Teams.com

Cape Verde squads

v t e Cape Verde squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Vozinha 2 Sténio 3 F. Varela 4 Ramos 5 Babanco 6 Nando 7 Platini 8 T. Varela 9 Rambé 10 Héldon 11 Tavares 12 Fock 13 Josimar 14 Gegé 15 Soares 16 Rilly 17 Ronny 18 Nivaldo 19 Pecks 20 Mendes 21 Djaniny 22 Silva 23 Carlitos Coach: Antunes v t e Cape Verde squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Vozinha 2 Stopira 3 F. Varela 4 Kay 5 Babanco 6 Semedo 7 O. Fortes 8 T. Varela 9 Kuca 10 Héldon 11 Rodrigues 12 Ken 13 Platini 14 Gegé 15 Rocha 16 Cruz 17 Calu 18 Nivaldo 19 Tavares 20 Mendes 21 Djaniny 22 J. Fortes 23 Carlitos Coach: Águas v t e Cape Verde squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Vozinha 2 Stopira 3 Diney 4 Lopes 5 Borges 6 Soares 7 Andrade 8 L. Semedo 9 G. Tavares 10 Monteiro 11 Rodrigues 12 Rosa 13 S. Furtado 14 Ponck 15 W. Furtado 16 D. Tavares 17 S. Fortès 18 Rocha Santos 19 J. Tavares 20 Mendes 21 Gonçalves 22 J. Fortes 23 Sousa 24 João Paulo 25 W. Semedo 26 Nenass 27 Delmiro 28 Evora Coach: Bubista v t e Cape Verde squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Vozinha 2 Stopira (c) 3 Diney 4 Pico 5 Costa 6 Andrade 7 Cabral 8 Fernandes 9 Benchimol 10 Jamiro 11 Rodrigues 12 Rosa 13 Cuca 14 D. Duarte 15 L. Duarte 16 Tavares 17 Semedo 18 Rocha Santos 19 Teixeira 20 Mendes 21 Bebé 23 Moreira 24 Silva 26 Pina Coach: Bubista

• 1986 births
• Living people
• People from Mindelo
• Cape Verdean men's footballers
• Men's association football goalkeepers
• CS Mindelense players
• Cape Verde men's international footballers
• Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
• Expatriate men's 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 men's footballers in Moldova
• Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
• Gil Vicente F.C. players
• Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
• Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
• Liga Portugal 2 players
• AEL Limassol players
• Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
• Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
• Cypriot First Division players
• AS Trenčín players
• G.D. Chaves players
• Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
• Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
• Slovak First Football League players
• 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
• 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players