Fufuco


António Paiva Tavares nicknamed Fufuco is a former Cape Verdean footballer.

Ha Noi T&T

Traded to Vietnamese outfit Ha Noi T&T in 2011, Fufuco was known for his enthusiastic attitude from the first day of training, making his debut in the last 20 minutes of a game fronting Thanh Hoa. Even though he hit a hat-trick in a 6-2 beating of HAGL, the Cape Verdean generally underperformed for the club, earning a red card after complaining about having a goal disallowed versus Khanh Hoa. Seen as puerile by many in Vietnam, he spent prodigally on his Vietnamese girlfriend and did not send money home coupled with disappointing league showings which resulted in him leaving the team by 2012.