Osório Carvalho
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Osório Smith de Freitas Carvalho (born 24 July 1981) is an Angola
n international footballer who plays as a midfielder
for Caála
.
, Osório played in his native Portugal for Sporting B, Marco
, Estrela Portalegre, Paredes
, Pampilhosa
, Odivelas
, Sintrense and Juventude de Évora, before moving to Cyprus to spend a year-and-a-half with AE Kouklia.
He signed for Angolan side Caála
in 2010, earning Angolan nationality and therefore becoming eligible for the Angolan national side
; he made his international debut that same year.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n international footballer who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Caála
Clube Recreativo da Caála
Clube Recreativo da Caála, commonly known as just Caála, is a soccer club based in Huambo, Angola.-History:CR Caála was founded on 24 June 1944 and competing in Angola's top level league, which is the Girabola....
.
Career
Born in CarcavelosCarcavelos
Carcavelos is a parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 km west of Lisbon. The village used to be known for the Carcavelos wine, but since the wine production is nowadays reduced, Carcavelos is better known among surfers because of the good surfing condition of the...
, Osório played in his native Portugal for Sporting B, Marco
F.C. Marco
Futebol Clube do Marco is a Portuguese football team based in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District. Founded in 1927, it currently plays in the Porto Regional Championship, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Marco de Canaveses, which has a 10,000-seat capacity.-History:Futebol Clube do Marco...
, Estrela Portalegre, Paredes
U.S.C. Paredes
União Sport Clube Paredes is a Portuguese football club that competes in the Portuguese Second Division. They were founded in 1924-History:The club was founded on December 13, 1924.The origin of the name has several components:...
, Pampilhosa
F.C. Pampilhosa
Futebol Clube da Pampilhosa is an Portuguese football club in Pampilhosa, district of Aveiro....
, Odivelas
Odivelas F.C.
Odivelas Futebol Clube is a sporting association in the city of Odivelas, in Greater Lisbon. It was founded in 1939 and has three football fields a gymnasium and other facilities.-External links:*...
, Sintrense and Juventude de Évora, before moving to Cyprus to spend a year-and-a-half with AE Kouklia.
He signed for Angolan side Caála
Clube Recreativo da Caála
Clube Recreativo da Caála, commonly known as just Caála, is a soccer club based in Huambo, Angola.-History:CR Caála was founded on 24 June 1944 and competing in Angola's top level league, which is the Girabola....
in 2010, earning Angolan nationality and therefore becoming eligible for the Angolan national side
Angola national football team
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
; he made his international debut that same year.