| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arlindo Gomes Semedo | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AEL Limassol | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Amora | 27 | (11) |
| 1999–2002 | Belenenses | 60 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Boavista | 92 | (8) |
| 2006 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 13 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Freiburg | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Omonia | 41 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Anorthosis | 58 | (24) |
| 2011– | AEL Limassol | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Cape Verde | 15 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Arlindo Gomes Semedo (born 17 November 1977 in Lisbon), aka Cafú, is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for AEL Limassol in Cyprus.
Internationally, the forward represented Cape Verde.
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During his Portugal career, Cafú played for Amora FC, C.F. Os Belenenses, with which he made his Portuguese league debuts in 1999–2000 and Boavista FC, playing in six matches in the club's UEFA Cup quarterfinal run, but appearing rarely as a starter during his three 1/2-year spell with the Porto club.
In January 2006, Cafú moved to Sportfreunde Siegen, in Germany's second division, his five league goals not being enough to avoid relegation (as last). He subsequently stayed in the category, joining SC Freiburg, where he would appear sparingly in one 1/2 seasons.
Again in the January transfer window, Cafú joined Cyprus' AC Omonia. After one 1/2 seasons, he moved squads but stayed in the country, joining Anorthosis Famagusta FC on a free transfer, in the summer of 2009. In the start of his second season, in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa league third qualifying round, he scored a hat-trick against Cercle Brugge KSV (3–1 home win), being essential in the side's 3–2 aggregate success and play-off stage qualification.
During his two-year spell with Anorthosis, Cafú always scored in double digits, but his team came out empty in silverware, respectively finishing second and third in the Cypriot First Division. In June 2011, aged 33, he was released by the club, signing shortly after with AEL Limassol.
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