Nuro Tualibudane | |
Fullname: | Nuro Amino Tualibudane |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1973[1] |
Birth Place: | Mozambique |
Position: | Striker |
Clubs1: | C.D. Maxaquene |
Years2: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs2: | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC |
Years3: | 1998–2001 |
Clubs3: | Jomo Cosmos[2] [3] |
Clubs4: | Đà Nẵng F.C. |
Nationalyears1: | 1990s–2001 |
Nationalteam1: | Mozambique |
Nuro Tualibudane (born 19 October 1973 in Mozambique) is a retired footballer from Mozambique is last known to have competed for Đà Nẵng of the Vietnamese V.League 1. Besides Mozambique, he has played in South Africa, Cyprus, and Vietnam.[4]
Wearing the colours of Jomo Cosmos from 1996 to 2001,[5] Tualibidane hit in 9 goals in 30 appearances before going to Cyprus in 1997.[6] But, in 1999, Manning Rangers cast aspersions on Tualibudane and Zimbabwean Morgan Nkathazo, insisting that they were in South Africa illegally and did not have possess work permits.[7] This proved to be false[7] and the Mozambican went on to strike 25 goals in 62 starts after returning from Cyprus,[6] including a hat-trick as Cosmos bettered Free State Stars 3-1 in 2000[8] and a brace in a 3-1 dispatching of Hellenic the same year.[9]
Turning out for Đà Nẵng F.C. of the Vietnamese V.League 1,[10] [11] the retiree hit 3 goals within 15 minutes upon recovering form injury in 2003 as they dispatched Hà Nội ACB 4-1,[12] scoring 6 goals by the seventh round of the 2004 V-League.[13] However, he was temporarily dropped from the squad for underperformance in 2005[14] and was unable to participate in the 2006 AFC Champions League clash at home to Dalian swing to intestinal problems.[15]