António Duarte Explained

Toni
Fullname:António Dinis Duarte
Birth Date:30 January 1967
Birth Place:Praia, Cape Verde
Position:Striker
Years1:1988–1989
Years2:1989–1990
Caps2:26
Goals2:6
Years3:1990–1992
Caps3:35
Goals3:17
Years4:1992–1993
Caps4:25
Goals4:7
Years5:1993–1994
Caps5:28
Goals5:15
Years6:1994–2000
Caps6:150
Goals6:30
Years7:2000
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2000–2002
Caps8:25
Goals8:7
Years9:2002
Caps9:14
Goals9:0
Years10:2002–2003
Caps10:26
Goals10:12
Years11:2003–2004
Caps11:3
Goals11:0
Years12:2004–2005
Years13:2005–2006
Years14:2006
Totalcaps:333
Totalgoals:94
Nationalyears1:1992–2002
Nationalcaps1:12+
Nationalgoals1:6

António Dinis Duarte (born 30 January 1967), commonly known as Toni Dude, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Praia, Toni spent 17 of his 18 years as a professional in Portugal, starting out at SC Vianense in 1989. He made his Primeira Liga debut in the 1992–93 season, scoring seven goals in 14 starts to help S.C. Braga finish in 12th position.

After leaving the Minho club in 2000, aged 33, Toni went on to compete in all four major levels, appearing in seven top flight games for C.D. Santa Clara in the 2001–02 campaign. He retired in 2006, amassing totals in the latter competition of 182 matches and 37 goals.

International career

Toni represented Cape Verde between 1998 and 2002, earning his first cap aged 31. Three of his six goals for the country came in the 2000 Amílcar Cabral Cup.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Copa Amilcar Cabral – 2000 . . 5 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115935/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/amilcar-cabral.html . 5 September 2015 .