Joni (footballer)

Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz (born March 25, 1970 in Luanda), nicknamed Joni, is a retired Angolan football midfielder.

Joni
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz
Date of birth (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970
Place of birth Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1988 Oliveira de Frades
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Oliveira de Frades
1992–1993 Tondela
1993–1997 Salgueiros 52 (4)
1997–1998 Académico Viseu 27 (0)
1998–1999 União Montemor 14 (2)
1999–2002 ASA
2002 Olhanense 16 (3)
2002–2003 Al Ahli[1]
2003 Sagrada Esperança
2004 Benfica Luanda
2005 Primeiro de Maio
2006 Petro de Luanda
International career
1994–2001 Angola 46 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Joni has been a member of his national team, and was called up to the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

National team statistics

[2]

Angola national team
YearAppsGoals
199410
199572
199651
199740
199810
199970
200091
2001101
Total445

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 July 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Botswana1–04–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.2–0
3.24 January 1996Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Cameroon1–13–31996 Africa Cup of Nations
4.23 April 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Swaziland2–07–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.1 June 2001May 19, 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria Algeria2–22–32002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. Joni at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves Cruz "Joni" - International Appearances". RSSSF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 Aug 2016.
  • JoniFIFA competition record (archived)


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