António Dinis Duarte (born 30 January 1967), commonly known as Toni Dude, is a

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an former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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in 1989. He made his

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debut in the 1992–93 season, scoring seven goals in 14 starts to help

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finish in 12th position. After leaving the

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club in 2000, aged 33, Toni went on to compete in all four major levels, appearing in seven top flight games for C.D. Santa Clara in the 2001–02 campaign. He retired in 2006, amassing totals in the latter competition of 182 matches and 37 goals.

International career

Toni represented

between 1998 and 2002, earning his first

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aged 31. Three of his six goals for the country came in the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Antonio 1967 births Living people Footballers from Praia Cape Verdean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players SC Vianense players Rio Ave F.C. players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players C.D. Santa Clara players Portimonense S.C. players C.D. Feirense players A.D. Lousada players Merelinense F.C. players Pevidém S.C. players Clube Caçadores das Taipas players Cape Verde men's international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal