Stélvio (footballer)

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Stélvio
Personal information
Full name Stélvio Rosa da Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jeunesse Esch
Number 34
Youth career
2000–2007 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Braga 19 (0)
2009–2010 → União Leiria (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → 1º Agosto (loan)
2011 → Libolo (loan)
2012 Caála
2012–2013 Alki Larnaca 11 (0)
2013–2019 Dudelange 104 (13)
2019–2020 Virton 24 (7)
2020 RWDM 2 (0)
2021– Jeunesse Esch 34 (2)
National team‡
2007–2009 Portugal U21 11 (0)
2009– Angola 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2019

Stélvio Rosa da Cruz (born 24 January 1989), known simply as Stélvio, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Luxembourg club Jeunesse Esch as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Stélvio was born in Luanda. A product of S.C. Braga's youth academy, he made his Portuguese Primeira Liga debut on 11 November 2007, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 3–0 home win against Sporting CP.[2]

On 4 July 2009, after two seasons in the first team with intermittent use, Stélvio was loaned to U.D. Leiria (recently returned to the top division) in a season-long loan. However, in late January 2010, he moved to his homeland and signed for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto, also on loan.[3]

Stélvio was released by Braga on 31 August 2011.[4] He then joined C.R. Caála, returning to the Angolan Girabola.[5]

In July 2019, after six years in the Luxembourg National Division at the service of F91 Dudelange where he won several team honours,[6][7] the 30-year-old Stélvio moved to Belgium with R.E. Virton on a one-year contract.[8]

International career[]

Stélvio represented Portugal at under-21 level.[9] He switched allegiance to his native Angola in 2009, being part of the squad that appeared in the following year's Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

In October 2018, after an absence of eight years, Stélvio was recalled to the national team ahead of a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mauritania.[11] He was selected for the squad that reached the finals in Egypt by manager Srđan Vasiljević.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Stélvio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Sporting sofre derrota em Braga (Sporting suffer defeat in Braga); Açoriano Oriental, 11 November 2007 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Hugo Gomes deixa União de Leiria para jogar no Azerbaijão (Hugo Gomes leaves União de Leiria to play in Azerbaijan); Região de Leiria, 21 January 2010 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Stélvio acerta a rescisão (Stélvio agrees to termination); A Bola, 31 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Stélvio e Garcia os destaques do novo plantel do Recreativo da Caála (Stélvio and Garcia highlights of the new Recreativo da Caála squad); Angola Press News Agency, 23 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Stélvio anda pelo Luxemburgo... a marcar (Stélvio is in Luxembourg... scoring); O Jogo, 29 November 2015 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Stelvio Cruz: «Mon rôle au F91 est fini» (Stelvio Cruz: "My role at F91 has ended"); Le Quotidien, 29 May 2019 (in French)
  8. ^ Un international angolais débarque à Virton (Angolan international touches land at Virton); L'Avenir, 2 July 2019 (in French)
  9. ^ Sub-21 perdem particular com Ucrânia (Under-21s lose friendly with Ukraine); Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 14 October 2008 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ Manucho named in Angola squad; BBC Sport, 30 December 2009
  11. ^ Futebol: Stélvio regressa aos Palancas Negras (Football: Stélvio returns to Sable Antelopes); Angola Press News Agency, 5 October 2018 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Palancas Negras aumentam confiança de Srdjan Vasiljevic (Sable Antelopes increase Srdjan Vasiljevic's confidence); Jornal de Angola, 11 June 2019 (in Portuguese)

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