Fufuco
António Paiva Tavares (born 28 February 1986), commonly known as Fufuco, is a former Cape Verdean footballer, who played as a forward. He was capped by Cape Verde once against Equatorial Guinea in 2009.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Paiva Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2008 | AD Bairro | ||
| 2008–2010 | Boavista Praia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hatta Club | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hanoi T&T | 13 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | U.D. Leiria | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | G.D. Chaves | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | CD Operário | 26 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | C.R. Caála[1] | ||
| 2015 | Domant FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Boavista Praia[2] | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hanoi T&T
Traded to Vietnamese outfit Ha Noi T&T in 2011, Fufuco was known for his enthusiastic attitude from the first day of training, making his debut in the last 20 minutes of a game fronting Thanh Hoa.[3] Even though he hit a hat-trick in a 6-2 beating of HAGL,[4] the Cape Verdean generally underperformed for the club, earning a red card after complaining about having a goal disallowed versus Khanh Hoa.[5] Seen as puerile by many in Vietnam, he spent prodigally on his Vietnamese girlfriend and did not send money home coupled with disappointing league showings[6] which resulted in him leaving the team by 2012.
- "Fock e Fufuco são as novas contratações do Recreativo da Caála de Angola". Radiotelevisao Caboverdiana.
