His first "hero" found this year's World Cup after Spain's 0-0 with Cape Verde.
The reason for Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper, Vosinia, who with his appearance, especially in the first half, was decisive in his team's historic tie at the World Cup.
José Evora Dias, as his real name is, was nicknamed Vosinia at a young age thanks to his grandfather and grandmother who were also the ones who raised him as his father served in the army and his mother had to work many hours.
His grandparents and his mother also dedicated his great appearance by stating "I cry because unfortunately my grandparents and grandparents do not live to see me as they died a few years ago. It was everything to me, they gave everything to me.".
Especially for his mother he revealed that he is not with him "because of the visa. We were unable to raise the money in time to obtain a visa. I wish they were here.".
It is noted that the US government put Cape Verde on the list of countries whose citizens had to pay $15,000 to travel to America, beyond the cost of issuing a visa.
Based on the rankings of Spain and Cape Verde by FIFA, Monday's tie was the fourth biggest surprise in the history of the World Cup as the African country entered the tournament from 67th place while the Ibers from 2nd.
Vosinia himself became the third oldest goalkeeper to keep zero in a World Cup match after English Peter Shilton and Italian Dino Joff, the oldest goalkeeper to make the same debut on a World Cup and the second-aged man from 40 and over 1966 who made at least 7 reprisals in a match of this event.
The madness with Vosinia was reflected in his Instagram account as of the 50,000 followers he had before the match with Spain, at the time these lines are written he has exceeded 5 million.
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Vosinia who plays with Chavez in Portugal's second division, has been international since 2012 and in the 90 games that have defended Cape Verde's home, has kept zero in 9 of them.