Vozinha, champion with Colo Colo: “I came here to win the title”

The World Cup goalkeeper Cape Verde Josimar José Évora Dias ‘Vozinha’ He stated that he decided to play in Chile to “win the title” with the Colo Coloa goal he achieved this Sunday.

“I came here for that, to win the title and thank God we managed to achieve this great title. I am very happy and very content,” he said at the end of the match against the Ñublense.

The 40-year-old goalkeeper was a starter in the Albos’ 1-2 away victory, which represented the 35th trophy in the history of the club. Colo Colo.

‘Vozinha’ dedicated the title to his family. “(This is for) my entire family, for all of Cape Verde, my teammates and for all the fans of Colo Colo“he stated.

For ‘Vozinha’ it is the most important title of his career, in which he had only won one championship with his country’s Mindelense and a Cyprus Cup with AEL Limassol.

“I think it culminates everything I have done throughout my life, my entire career and I am very happy about that,” he highlighted in an interview with TNT Sports.

After emerging in the 2026 World Cup, in which he had great performances against Spain and Argentina, Vozinha crowns a semester in which he was also nominated for the best goalkeeper award at the Ballon d’Or gala.

The Cape Verdean goalkeeper was the protagonist in the last play of this Sunday’s duel, stopping a corner shot that would have been the tie for the Chillán team.

“It is the work of the entire team throughout the championship, I arrived here when there were very few games left, but I am always there to help. I also failed at some moments, I made mistakes, but that is part of football and now I plan to celebrate,” he commented.

The Cape Verdean arrived at Colo Colo at the beginning of August, just after the start of the second round of the championship and his adaptation was slow, because after his arrival the Albos coach, the Argentine Fernando Ortiz, did not offer him continuity under the goal.

The goalkeeper, however, gave back to the entire team after reaching the goal.

“First of all, I want to thank all my colleagues, the leadership, technical staff and all the Colo Colo workers, who have received me very well from the first day,” he stated.

The title assured Colo Colo a place in the next Copa Libertadores.

Vozinha signed a contract for only six months, which will expire next December, but includes an automatic extension clause if he plays at least 50% of the minutes the team plays in the period established in the agreement.

After this match, he recorded 540 minutes on the court and the calculation contemplates that Colo Colo has 450 minutes left to play considering the three league matches plus the two in the Chile Cup semifinal, of which he would have to start in two and play at least 45 more minutes.

Faced with this panorama, Vozinha only said: “Today is a day to celebrate, then we will talk about the future.”