Vozinha signs with Colo Colo as club's new goalkeeper
Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar José Évora Dias, known as Vozinha, completed a medical exam and signed a six‑month contract with Chilean champions Colo Colo, with an option to extend for a further year. The deal includes a salary of about US$30,000 per month and assigns him jersey number 29. The 40‑year‑old arrived in Santiago on Sunday night after a few days of travel delays and was greeted by hundreds of fans at Arturo Merino Benítez airport. He was formally presented at the Estadio Monumental on Tuesday, where club president Aníbal Mosa praised the signing. Vozinha rose to global prominence at the 2026 World Cup, delivering standout performances for Cape Verde against Spain, Uruguay and Argentina, and was voted into FIFA’s fan‑selected World Cup XI. His Instagram following surged from roughly 50,000 to nearly 29 million after the tournament. Colo Colo, currently leading the Chilean Primera División, expects him to be available for the upcoming match against O’Higgins on 16 August, with a possible debut in the Superclásico later in the month.
Entities: Aníbal Mosa · Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) · Cape Verde · Cape Verde national football team · Cape Verde national team · Chile · Colo Colo · Colo-Colo · Colo‑Colo · Estadio Monumental · Josimar José Évora Dias · Josimar José Évora Dias (Vozinha)
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Vozinha was a standout goalkeeper for Cape Verde at the 2026 World Cup, playing against Spain, Uruguay and Argentina. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, dc50bba4-b720-4a6d-9bfa-2b6eab5d7f84, 87aebf45-ce05-4352-8bb1-2f3c5108ab73)
- [● 3 SOURCES] His Instagram followers grew from about 50,000 to roughly 29 million after the World Cup. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, dc50bba4-b720-4a6d-9bfa-2b6eab5d7f84, 87aebf45-ce05-4352-8bb1-2f3c5108ab73)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Vozinha will wear jersey number 29 for Colo Colo. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, 1c0f26fc-ae18-4a27-b066-cfb8677b1ae1, 40e0e5d9-0808-451c-8db1-68430874abf8)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Vozinha was formally presented at Estadio Monumental on Tuesday. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, dc50bba4-b720-4a6d-9bfa-2b6eab5d7f84, 40e0e5d9-0808-451c-8db1-68430874abf8)
- [● 18 SOURCES] Josimar José Évora Dias, known as Vozinha, signed a six‑month contract with Colo Colo with an option to extend for one year. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, 1c0f26fc-ae18-4a27-b066-cfb8677b1ae1, eeef1e63-798f-42ad-9f24-11c385e799d8, dc50b…)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Hundreds of fans greeted Vozinha at Arturo Merino Benítez airport. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, dc50bba4-b720-4a6d-9bfa-2b6eab5d7f84, c9a19c05-f1a0-4686-a3d3-b761a964b755)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The contract provides Vozinha with a monthly salary of about US$30,000. (1c0f26fc-ae18-4a27-b066-cfb8677b1ae1, 40e0e5d9-0808-451c-8db1-68430874abf8)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Vozinha arrived in Santiago on Sunday night after a few days of travel delays. (f7a352a1-52e6-4c0c-9676-c767b00451d4, dc50bba4-b720-4a6d-9bfa-2b6eab5d7f84, 87aebf45-ce05-4352-8bb1-2f3c5108ab73)