Piguita
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Carlos Ilídio Moreno Gomes (born 7 December 1970 in Praia
), aka Piguita, is a retired Cape Verde
an footballer who played as a central defender.
at the age of 22 from Sporting Clube da Praia
, suffering two consecutive top flight relegations with F.C. Famalicão
and S.C. Beira-Mar.
After one year in the third division
with Portimonense SC
, he signed for Sporting da Covilhã in the second level
, going on to remain with the club for 11 years, appearing in nearly 300 official games and achieving three promotions to division two.
Piguita retired at nearly 40, after three seasons with four teams in Portuguese amateur football.
Praia
Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...
), aka Piguita, is a retired Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
Piguita arrived in PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
at the age of 22 from Sporting Clube da Praia
Sporting Clube da Praia
Sporting Praia is a football club that had played in the Premier division and the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde...
, suffering two consecutive top flight relegations with F.C. Famalicão
F.C. Famalicão
Futebol Clube de Famalicão is a Portuguese sports club, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão in the district of Braga. The club was founded in 1931 and its senior team currently plays in national level in the Portuguese football Federation Third Division Serie B championship...
and S.C. Beira-Mar.
After one year in the third division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
with Portimonense SC
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
, he signed for Sporting da Covilhã in the second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, going on to remain with the club for 11 years, appearing in nearly 300 official games and achieving three promotions to division two.
Piguita retired at nearly 40, after three seasons with four teams in Portuguese amateur football.