Toy (footballer, born 1977)

Toy
Personal information
Full name	Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa
Date of birth	15 June 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1991–1993	Algés
1993–1996	Vila Fria
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Coruchense
1997–1998	Samora Correia
1998–1999	Sintrense
1999–2001	Benfica B
2000–2001	Benfica
2001–2003	Salgueiros
2003–2004	Felgueiras
2004–2005	Olhanense
2006	Al-Hazem
2006–2007	Al-Qadsiah
2007–2012	Olhanense
2012–2013	Doxa
2014–2015	1º Dezembro
2015–2016	Futebol Benfica
Total
International career
2008	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vítor Manuel Andrade Gomes da Costa (born 15 June 1977), commonly known as Toy, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career[edit]

Born in Lisbon, Toy spent the bulk of his professional career in his adopted country, Portugal, first starting in amateur football. In 1999 he signed with Primeira Liga giants S.L. Benfica, but played mainly with its reserves during his two-year spell.

Toy represented mainly S.C. Olhanense, first arriving at the Algarve club in 2004 then returning in summer 2007 after a spell in Saudi Arabia. In the 2008–09 season, in the second division, he contributed with six goals to help his team return to the top flight after a 34-year absence.^[1]

In the following three campaigns, Toy was relatively used by Olhanense, mainly as a substitute.

International career[edit]

Toy opted to represent Cape Verde internationally, receiving his first callup in May 2008 at nearly 31 years of age.^[2]

Club statistics[edit]

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Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sintrense	1998–99	Portuguese Second Division	25	8	0	0	0	0	25	8
Sintrense	Total		24	8	0	0	0	0	24	8
Benfica B	1999–2000	Portuguese Second Division	20	7	0	0	0	0	20	7
	2000–01	Portuguese Second Division	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	3
	Total		27	10	0	0	0	0	27	10
Benfica	1999–2000	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2000–01	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Salgueiros	2001–02	Primeira Liga	33	5	6	2	0	0	39	7
	2002–03	Segunda Liga	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		44	5	7	2	0	0	51	7
Felgueiras	2003–04	Segunda Liga	32	14	2	2	0	0	34	16
Felgueiras	Total		32	14	2	2	0	0	34	16
Olhanense	2004–05	Segunda Liga	29	4	1	0	0	0	30	4
	2005–06	Segunda Liga	13	3	1	0	0	0	14	3
	2007–08	Segunda Liga	30	5	2	1	0	0	32	6
	2008–09	Segunda Liga	28	6	7	1	0	0	35	7
	2009–10	Primeira Liga	21	3	3	0	0	0	24	3
	2010–11	Primeira Liga	16	1	7	1	0	0	23	2
	2011–12	Primeira Liga	16	1	4	1	0	0	20	2
	Total		153	23	25	4	0	0	178	27
Doxa	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
Doxa	Total		25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
Career total			310	62	34	8	0	0	344	70

References[edit]

^ "Olhanense: "É um feito enorme", Jorge Costa" [Olhanense: "It's a huge achievement", Jorge Costa]. Diário de Notícias. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
^ "Toy". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ "Toy". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Toy at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Toy at National-Football-Teams.com
Toy – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] "Olhanense: "É um feito enorme", Jorge Costa" [Olhanense: "It's a huge achievement", Jorge Costa]. Diário de Notícias. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[2] "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.

[3] "Toy". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[4] "Toy". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

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