Oceano da Cruz
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Oceano with Iran in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oceano Andrade da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Iran (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1980 | Almada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Almada | ||
| 1982–1983 | Odivelas | ||
| 1983–1984 | Nacional | ||
| 1984–1991 | Sporting CP | 202 | (17) |
| 1991–1994 | Real Sociedad | 96 | (17) |
| 1994–1998 | Sporting CP | 106 | (22) |
| 1998–1999 | Toulouse | 30 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1998 | Portugal | 54 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U21 | ||
| 2012 | Sporting B | ||
| 2012 | Sporting CP (caretaker) | ||
| 2014– | Iran (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), known simply as Oceano, is a Portuguese retired footballer, and the current assistant manager of the Iranian national team.
A defensive midfielder with tremendous physical strength and leadership skills as his main assets, he is widely regarded as the best footballer ever hailing from his birth nation, and represented most notably Sporting, appearing in more than 400 official games with the club over the course of 11 seasons (two separate spells).
Having gained more than 50 caps for Portugal, Oceano represented his adopted nation at Euro 1996.
Born in São Vicente, Cape Verde, Oceano's family emigrated to Portugal when he was a child. He started his career at Almada A.C. in the lower leagues and, after spells in the second division with Odivelas F.C. and C.D. Nacional, signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the 1984–85 season.
Oceano was an undisputed starter for the Lisbon side during his stay, which consisted at first of seven seasons. In 1991 he moved, alongside compatriot and teammate Carlos Xavier, to Spain's Real Sociedad, where the pair was equally influential, having been reunited with former Sporting boss John Toshack.
In 1994, both Oceano and Xavier returned to the Lions, and the former continued to perform at a consistent level until the end of the 1997–98 campaign, when he was almost 36. His Sporting trophies consisted, however, of a single Portuguese Cup, in 1995; he wrapped up his career in 1999, after a stint in France with Toulouse FC.
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