Jojó

Jorge Miguel Moreira Larrouy Fernandes (born 6 September 1970), commonly known as Jojó, is a Mozambican retired footballer who played as a right back and also as a right midfielder.

This article is about the Mozambican footballer. For other people, see JoJo (disambiguation).

Jojó
Personal information
Full name Jorge Miguel Moreira Larrouy Fernandes
Date of birth (1970-09-06) 6 September 1970
Place of birth Mozambique
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Youth career
Desportivo Tete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Costa do Sol 47 (18)
1990–1991 Ferroviário Maputo 25 (13)
1992–1994 Boavista 0 (0)
1992–1993 → União Leiria (loan) 4 (0)
1994–1995 Ovarense 23 (0)
1995–1997 Penafiel 57 (5)
1997–1999 Belenenses 49 (1)
1999–2005 Espinho 155 (15)
2005–2006 Fraser Park 33 (5)
2007 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 17 (2)
Total 409 (59)
International career
1989–2003 Mozambique 77 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

The son of Portuguese settlers in Mozambique, Jojó began his career with Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol and Clube Ferroviário de Maputo. In 1992, he returned to the land of his ancestors and signed for Boavista FC, but never appeared officially for the team, also being loaned to U.D. Leiria.

Most of Jojó's Portuguese career was spent in the second division. In 1997–98 he had his first and only Primeira Liga experience, appearing in 24 scoreless matches for C.F. Os Belenenses as the season ended in relegation. In the country, he also represented, in a total of 12 years, A.D. Ovarense, F.C. Penafiel and S.C. Espinho (two of his six campaigns with the latter club were spent in the third level).

In 2005, aged 35, Jojó moved to Australia, closing out his career two years later having represented Fraser Park FC and Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC. He later obtained his UEFA coaching licence, both levels 1 and 2.[1]

International career

Jojó played for the Mozambican national side in the 1996[2] and 1998 Africa Cup of Nations finals,[3] winning nearly 80 caps in 14 years.[1]

References
  1. Freewebs biography and profile Archived 22 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Barrie, Courtney (18 March 2002). "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. Barrie, Courtney (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  • Jojó at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Jojó at National-Football-Teams.com
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