Vozinha was 40 years old and had only played two matches for Colo Colo when world football said his name.
Josimar Évora Dias, goalkeeper for Cape Verde, joined the Chilean club from Portugal’s Chaves in August, made his debut on August 26 in Copa Chile and on September 6 kept a clean sheet against Huachipato. Eleven days later, France Football included him among the 10 candidates for the Yashin Trophy for the world’s best goalkeeper, the same list that includes Courtois, Dibu Martínez, Unai Simón and David Raya.
The breakthrough came through his World Cup with Cape Verde, where he kept a clean sheet against Spain and was selected for the team of the tournament. He is the first Cape Verdean nominated in the award’s history. “It positions us internationally”, celebrated Colo Colo president, Edmundo Valladares. The ceremony will take place on October 26 🧤🇨🇻
