Joni (footballer)
Angolan footballer (born 1970)
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Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz (born March 25, 1970, in Luanda), nicknamed Joni, is a retired Angolan football midfielder.
Full name
Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz
Date of birth
March 25, 1970
Place of birth
Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Portuguese Angola | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1988 | Oliveira de Frades | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Oliveira de Frades | ||
| 1992–1993 | Tondela | ||
| 1993–1997 | Salgueiros | 52 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Académico Viseu | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | União Montemor | 14 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | ASA | ||
| 2002 | Olhanense | 16 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Al Ahli[1] | ||
| 2003 | Sagrada Esperança | ||
| 2004 | Benfica Luanda | ||
| 2005 | Primeiro de Maio | ||
| 2006 | Petro de Luanda | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Angola | 46 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Joni has been a member of his national team, and was called up to the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
National team statistics
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 July 1995 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola |  Botswana | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 24 January 1996 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  Cameroon | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1996 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4. | 23 April 2000 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola |  Swaziland | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 1 June 2001 | May 19, 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria |  Algeria | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
