Vozinha was already 40 years old and had a World Cup final under his belt when he decided to cross the Atlantic to wear white. But back home, in Cape Verde, someone wasn’t quite so convinced.
In an interview with Fernando González for Colo Colo’s official channel, the goalkeeper said that his mother, Ana Cándida Évora, opposed the move until the end. “She didn’t have a good feeling”, she kept repeating, and preferred that her son stay close to home, playing in Portugal’s second division where he already felt safe. It was his father, a psychologist by profession, who helped balance a mother’s fear and the ambition of a player who had shone at the 2026 World Cup.
Vozinha has already made his debut with a 3-0 victory over Unión Española and is beginning to earn his place in the Colo-Colo goal. His mother’s presentiment did not come true, but the story behind his arrival explains why this goalkeeper so quickly won the affection of the Monumental 🥅❤️