Valmiro Lopes Rocha

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Valdo
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Valdo in action for Levante in 2011
Personal information
Full name Valmiro Lopes Rocha
Date of birth (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Villablino, Spain
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Kolkata
Number 11
Youth career
1993–2001 Pozuelo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Real Madrid B 60 (8)
2002–2003 Real Madrid 1 (0)
2003 → Osasuna (loan) 13 (1)
2003–2007 Osasuna 107 (18)
2007–2009 Espanyol 42 (5)
2009–2010 → Málaga (loan) 19 (2)
2010–2012 Levante 63 (8)
2012–2013 Atlante 4 (0)
2013 → Levante (loan) 13 (0)
2014 Asteras Tripoli 9 (0)
2015 Racing Santander 1 (0)
2015– Atlético Kolkata 9 (1)
International career
2003 Spain U21 6 (3)
2011 Cape Verde 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Valmiro Lopes Rocha (born 23 April 1981), known as Valdo, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Indian club Atlético de Kolkata mainly as a winger.

During his professional career he played for several clubs in La Liga, mainly Osasuna, Espanyol and Levante. Over the course of 12 seasons in the competition he appeared in 258 games, scoring 34 goals.

Early years

Valdo was born in Villablino, León, in the region of Laciana, where his parents had moved to emigrating from Cape Verde, to work in the coal mines.[1]

He started playing football with amateurs CF Pozuelo de Alarcón, in Madrid, and stayed there for the following seven years.

Club career

Real Madrid / Osasuna

In 2001, Real Madrid knocked on Valdo's door and signed him for its reserve teams. He played 2001–02 with Real Madrid Castilla and, also during that season, received first-team opportunities in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League games, with the Merengues eventually winning the latter competition.

In January 2003, Valdo moved to fellow league club CA Osasuna (first on loan),[2] where he developed as a top division player, scoring five goals in 35 games in his first full season. On 11 April 2004, he netted in a 3–0 away win against his former employer.[3]

In the 2005–06 campaign, although he featured much less mainly due to a groin ailment,[4] Valdo scored in a 2–1 home win over FC Barcelona on 12 March 2006, as the Navarrese qualified for the first time ever for the Champions League qualifying rounds. After the "demotion" to the UEFA Cup, he helped the team reach the last-four against Sevilla FC, netting twice in ten matches.

Espanyol

RCD Espanyol signed Valdo at the end of 2006–07, to a four-year deal.[5] He played his first game for the Barcelona-based side against CF Peralada, during preseason.

On 14 July 2009, after having appeared sparingly for he Catalans, Valdo moved to Málaga CF in a season-long loan. After being dropped out from the squad for several months due to his bad performances, he was brought back on 27 February 2010; he scored his first goal for the club against Barcelona on the same day, but the Andalusians lost 1–2 away.[6]

Levante

On 13 August 2010, Valdo left Espanyol and signed with Levante UD, reuniting with Málaga teammates Gustavo Munúa and Xavi Torres.[7] He contributed heavily during his first season – 2,119 minutes, 25 starts – as the Valencians finally retained their top flight status, scoring against Getafe CF in a 2–0 home win[8] and Villarreal CF for a 1–0 away success.[9]

Valdo was even more important in 2011–12, and found the net on six occasions as Levante qualified for the Europa League for the first time ever after finishing sixth. Two of those goals came in the campaign's final stretch, in home wins over Atlético Madrid (2–0)[10] and Granada CF (3–1).[11]

Upon leaving, Valdo rarely settled with a club, representing in quick succession Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece, Racing de Santander and Indian Super League's Atlético de Kolkata.[12]

International career

Valdo played for the Spanish under-21s in the early 2000s. In late August 2011, aged 30, he was called by the Cape Verdean national team for a match against Mali on 3 September, for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers,[13][14] and made his debut in the 0–3 away loss.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2011 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Zimbabwe 2–1 Win 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Club statistics

As of 8 October 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid 2001–02[15] La Liga 1 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
2002–03[15] La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
Osasuna (loan) 2002–03[15] La Liga 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
Osasuna 2003–04[15] La Liga 35 5 1 0 — 36 5
2004–05[15] La Liga 27 5 6 2 — 33 7
2005–06[15] La Liga 19 2 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 21 2
2006–07[15] La Liga 26 6 1 0 12[lower-alpha 3] 2 39 8
Total 120 19 8 2 14 2 142 23
Espanyol 2007–08[15] La Liga 31 4 3 0 — 34 4
2008–09[15] La Liga 11 1 5 2 — 16 3
Total 42 5 8 2 — 50 7
Málaga (loan) 2009–10[15] La Liga 19 2 3 0 — 22 2
Levante 2010–11[15] La Liga 29 2 4 0 — 33 2
2011–12[15] La Liga 34 6 1 0 — 35 6
Total 63 8 5 0 — 68 8
Atlante 2012–13[16] Ascenso MX 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
Levante (loan) 2012–13[15] La Liga 13 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 16 0
Asteras Tripoli 2013–14[16] Superleague Greece 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Racing Santander 2014–15[16] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Atlético Kolkata 2015[16] Indian Super League 2 1 — — 2 1
Career total 254 32 23 4 19 2 296 38
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ El Bierzo no es Alcorcón (El Bierzo is not Alcorcón); El Mundo, 28 January 2007 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Valdo move made permanent; UEFA.com, 27 June 2003
  3. ↑ Real Madrid 0–3 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 11 April 2004
  4. ↑ Valdo falls victim to groin injury; UEFA.com, 23 March 2006
  5. ↑ Valdo jugará en el Espanyol las cuatro próximas temporadas (Valdo to play in Espanyol the next four seasons); Diario AS, 23 June 2007 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Barca battle back to stay top; ESPN Soccernet, 27 February 2010
  7. ↑ Valdo, nuevo fichaje del Levante UD (Valdo, new Levante UD signing); Levante UD, 13 August 2010 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Valdo and Caicedo on target; ESPN Soccernet, 29 January 2011
  9. ↑ Villarreal shocked by Levante; ESPN Soccernet, 5 February 2011
  10. ↑ Granotas leap into top four; ESPN Soccernet, 8 April 2012
  11. ↑ Levante leap back into top four; ESPN Soccernet, 28 April 2012
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Keylor Navas y Valdo, convocados con Costa Rica y Cabo Verde (Keylor Navas and Valdo, called by Costa Rica and Cape Verde); Levante UD, 22 August 2011 (Spanish)
  14. ↑ Entrevista a Valdo, convocado con la selección de Cabo Verde (Interview to Valdo, called by Cape Verde national team); Levante UD, 23 August 2011 (Spanish)
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Valdo profile at BDFutbol
  • Valmiro Lopes Rocha at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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