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Oceano Cruz

1962 - Today

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Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), known simply as Oceano, is a Portuguese former professional footballer, currently a manager. A defensive midfielder with tremendous physical strength and leadership skills as his main assets, he was widely regarded as the best footballer ever hailing from Cape Verde, and represented most notably Sporting CP, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club over 11 seasons (two separate spells). Having earned more than 50 caps for Portugal, Oceano played with his adopted nation at Euro 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Oceano Cruz is the 6,108th most popular soccer player (down from 3,597th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Cabo Verde (down from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Cape Verdean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Oceano Cruz ranks 6,108 out of 21,273. Before her are Branko Miljuš, Abdelmajid Lamriss, Nadine Angerer, Sven Bender, Aruna Dindane, and Guy Saint-Vil. After her are Hernán Medford, Kyohei Suzaki, Aleksandr Borodyuk, Philippe Albert, Giorgi Sichinava, and Gert Engels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Oceano Cruz ranks 536. Before her are Jean-Paul van Poppel, Rob Morrow, Jáchym Topol, Elizaveta Glinka, Stuart Pearce, and Tim Guinee. After her are Aleksandr Borodyuk, Katarzyna Figura, Bruno Thiry, Dominik Moll, Eamonn Walker, and Mike Bordin.

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In Cabo Verde

Among people born in Cabo Verde, Oceano Cruz ranks 13 out of 23. Before her are Arlindo Gomes Furtado (1949), Ulisses Correia e Silva (1962), Gualberto do Rosário (1950), Carlos Veiga (1949), Rolando (1985), and Gelson Fernandes (1986). After her are Edy Tavares (1992), Gelson Martins (1995), Ryan Mendes (1990), Djaniny (1991), Babanco (1985), and Zé Luís (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cabo Verde

Among soccer players born in Cabo Verde, Oceano Cruz ranks 3. Before her are Rolando (1985), and Gelson Fernandes (1986). After her are Gelson Martins (1995), Ryan Mendes (1990), Djaniny (1991), Babanco (1985), Zé Luís (1991), Júlio Tavares (1988), Jovane Cabral (1998), Stopira (1988), and Vozinha (1986).

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