Cafú (footballer, born 1977)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arlindo Gomes Semedo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Feirense | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Almada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Almada | ||
| 1998–1999 | Amora | 27 | (11) |
| 1999–2002 | Belenenses | 60 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Boavista | 93 | (9) |
| 2006 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 13 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Freiburg | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Omonia | 41 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Anorthosis | 58 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | AEL Limassol | 29 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Alki Larnaca | 25 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Académico Viseu | 35 | (15) |
| 2014– | Feirense | 35 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Cape Verde | 15 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 6 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Arlindo Gomes Semedo (born 17 November 1977), commonly known as Cafú, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for C.D. Feirense as a forward.[1]
After playing in his country of birth for Belenenses and Boavista, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 153 games and 17 goals over the course of seven seasons, he went on to have a brief spell in Germany with Freiburg.
Already in his 30's Cafú moved to Cyprus, where he remained for five years in representation of several teams. Internationally, he played for Cape Verde.
Football career
Cafú was born in Lisbon, Portugal. During his early career he played for Almada AC, Amora FC, C.F. Os Belenenses – with which he made his Portuguese league debuts in the 1999–2000 season – and Boavista FC, appearing in six games in the Porto club's quarterfinal run in the UEFA Cup in 2002–03, but starting rarely during his three-and-a-half-year spell with the team.
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 and joined SC Freiburg, where he would appear sparingly in one and a half years.
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.
References
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Cafú profile at ForaDeJogo
- Cafú at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Cafú at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kicker profile (German)
- Soccerway profile