Dedé (footballer, born 1981)

Dédé
Personal information
Full name	Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho
Date of birth	4 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Lobito, Angola
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Benfica Luanda
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	Académica Lobito
2003–2005	O Elvas
2005–2006	Portosantense
2006–2007	Trofense
2007–2009	Paços Ferreira
2009	Arles-Avignon
2010	Politehnica Timişoara
2010–2011	Olympiakos Nicosia
2011–2014	AEL Limassol
2014–	Benfica Luanda
International career‡
2007–	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2013

Adérito Waldemar Alves de Carvalho (born 4 July 1981 in Lobito), commonly known as Dédé, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica (Luanda) as a midfielder.

Club career

After starting in his native country with Académica Petróleos do Lobito, Dédé moved to Portugal, first appearing with lowly O Elvas C.A.D. and C.D. Portosantense. In the 2006–07 season he joined C.D. Trofense in the second division, being an important first-team member.

Dédé signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira for 2007–08, scoring in his debut in the Primeira Liga on 18 August 2007 after heading home in a 1–3 away loss against C.S. Marítimo.^[1] It was his only goal during the campaign.

In the 2009 summer Dédé signed for AC Arles-Avignon in Ligue 2, but left the club only a few months later, moving to Romania with FC Timişoara. He make his official debut for the latter on 25 April 2010, at FC Steaua Bucureşti.

Dédé signed with his third team in less than one year in the 2010 summer, after joining Cyprus' Olympiakos Nicosia. He continued competing in the country in the following seasons, with AEL Limassol.

International career

Dédé first represented Angola in 2007, being summoned for the following year's Africa Cup of Nations as the national side progressed through the group stages.

References

^ "Dedé: "Derrotas trazem vantagens"" (in Portuguese). Record. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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Dedé at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Dedé at National-Football-Teams.com
Dedé at Soccerway

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[1] "Dedé: "Derrotas trazem vantagens"" (in Portuguese). Record. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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