Dedé (Angolan footballer)

Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho (born 4 July 1981), commonly known as Dedé, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Dedé
Personal information
Full name Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho
Date of birth (1981-07-04) 4 July 1981
Place of birth Lobito, Angola
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Académica Lobito 35 (8)
2003–2005 O Elvas 33 (4)
2005–2006 Portosantense 24 (1)
2006–2007 Trofense 28 (4)
2007–2009 Paços Ferreira 46 (2)
2009 Arles-Avignon 4 (0)
2010 Politehnica Timişoara 3 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiakos Nicosia 25 (2)
2011–2014 AEL Limassol 74 (4)
2014–2015 Benfica Luanda 13 (0)
Total 285 (25)
National team
2007–2013 Angola 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Dedé was born in Lobito, Angola. After starting in his native country with Académica Petróleos do Lobito, Dedé moved to Portugal, first appearing with lowly O Elvas C.A.D. and C.D. Portosantense. In the 2006–07 season he joined C.D. Trofense in the second division, being an important first-team member.

Dedé signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira for 2007–08, scoring in his debut in the Primeira Liga on 18 August 2007 after heading home in a 1–3 away loss against C.S. Marítimo.[1] It was his only goal during the campaign.

In the summer of 2009, Dedé signed for AC Arles-Avignon in the French Ligue 2, but left the club only a few months later and moved to Romania with FC Timişoara. He make his official debut for the latter on 25 April 2010, at FC Steaua București.

Dedé joined his third team in less than one year in the 2010 off-season, Cyprus' Olympiakos Nicosia. He continued competing in the country in the following years, with AEL Limassol.

International career

Dedé first represented Angola in 2007, being summoned for the following year's Africa Cup of Nations as the national side progressed through the group stages.

References
  1. "Dedé: "Derrotas trazem vantagens"" [Dedé: "There's an upside to a defeat"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  • Dedé at ForaDeJogo
  • Dedé at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Dedé at Soccerway
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