Dário Furtado
Cape Verdean association football player
Dário Osvaldo Dias Furtado (born 14 January 1979 in Praia), known simply as Dário, is a retired Cape Verdean footballer who played for Sporting Clube da Praia mainly as a left defender. He is currently manager of Sporting Praia's U-15 team.
Biography
Early life
Dário Furtado was born in the capital city of Praia in the country's early years.
Club career
When he was a teenager, he started to play for the youth club of Sporting Praia.
His first club of his profession career was Sporting Praia in 1999 and played for a season.
Dário moved in 2000 to Portugal to play for Gil Vicente FC. He would, however, only appear in five top division games for the Barcelos club over the course of two seasons, also being loaned to A.D. Ovarense whilst on contract.
He spent the majority of his career in the country in the second level (Ovarense included), appearing regularly for F.C. Marco and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, and attaining promotion with the latter in 2005.
Shortly after that season, Dário returned to his country and his first professional team Sporting Clube da Praia, going on to play the remainder of his career with his hometown club until 2015. During his continued career with that club, it would be his successful years as Sporting won back to back titles up to 2009 and another in 2012. In his second year with the club at the 2006 national championship finals, he scored a goal against Sal's Académico do Aeroporto at second leg in the 43rd minute, one of three players who scored and brought the club to win their 5th national title.
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