Biography Wikipedia
Wikipedia:
Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), simply Oceano, is a retired Cape Verdean–born Portuguese footballer during the 80's/90's, and a current manager.
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 nearly 400 official games with the club over the course of 11 seasons (two separate spells).
Having gained more than 50 caps for Portugal, he represented his adopted nation at Euro 1996.
Club career
Born in São Vicente, Cape Verde, Oceano's family emigrated to Portugal when he was a child. He started his career at Almada Atlético Clube and, after a spell with then relatively unknown C.D. Nacional, moved to country giants Sporting Clube de Portugal for the 1984–85 season.
At the Lisbon outfit, Oceano was an undisputed starter 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 1997–98, 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.
After retiring, Oceano worked as a color commentator for several TV networks. In early March 2011, he returned to his main club Sporting, joining newly-appointed José Couceiro's coaching staff; exactly one year after, he moved, in the same capacity, to União de Leiria, under another old Sporting acquaintance, José Dominguez.
International career
Oceano played 54 times for Portugal, scoring eight goals. His debut came on 30 January 1985 in a 2–3 friendly defeat with Romania, and his last game occurred thirteen years later, on 22 April 1998 in a 0–3 loss against England. He was a leading presence in the national side throughout the 90's, notably at UEFA Euro 1996, helping it to the quarterfinals.
Following the Portuguese Football Federation's appointment of Carlos Queiroz in July 2008, Oceano was invited to work as part of his technical team, and took up a position within the scouting department, working alongside former F.C. Porto's José Alberto Costa and former IFA Premiership player Julian Ward.
In August 2009, Oceano was appointed head coach of Portugal U21's, succeeding Rui Caçador. His first match was on the 11th, a 2–1 victory over Northern Ireland.
After failing to qualify to the 2011 European Championship, Oceano was fired from his position.