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

Toni
Personal information
Full name António Dinis Duarte
Date of birth (1967-01-30) 30 January 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Morabeza
1989–1990 Vianense 26 (6)
1990–1992 Rio Ave 35 (17)
1992–1993 Braga 25 (7)
1993–1994 Rio Ave 28 (15)
1994–2000 Braga 150 (30)
2000 Braga B 1 (0)
2000–2002 Santa Clara 25 (7)
2002 Portimonense 14 (0)
2002–2003 Feirense 26 (12)
2003–2004 Lousada 3 (0)
2004–2005 Merelinense
2005–2006 Pevidém
2006 Caçadores Taipas
Total 333 (94)
International career
1992–2002 Cape Verde 12 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Copa Amilcar Cabral – 2000". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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  • Toni at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
  • Toni at National-Football-Teams.com