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Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), known simply as Oceano, is a Portuguese retired footballer, and the current assistant manager of the Iranian national team. 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 more than 400 official games with the club over the course of 11 seasons (two separate spells). Having gained more than 50 caps for Portugal, Oceano represented Portugal 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 in the lower leagues and, after spells in the second division with Odivelas F.C. and C.D. Nacional, signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the 1984–85 season. At the Lisbon side 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 of the 1997–98 campaign, 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 U.D. Leiria, under another old Sporting acquaintance, José Dominguez.〔(Oceano é o adjunto de Dominguez (Oceano is Dominguez's assistant) ); Record, 14 March 2012 〕 Oceano started the 2012–13 season in charge of Sporting's reserves, in the second division. On 4 October 2012, however, following Ricardo Sá Pinto's dismissal, he was named caretaker manager of the first team.〔(Official – Sá Pinto relieved of his duties; Oceano appointed caretaker coach ); PortuGOAL, 4 October 2012〕 Oceano's tenure as head coach of Sporting first consisted of three away games and losses – against F.C. Porto in the league (0–2), against Moreirense F.C. for the season's domestic cup (2–3) and at K.R.C. Genk for the UEFA Europa League group stage (1–2)〔(Wagner's extra-time winner beats Sporting ); PortuGOAL, 21 October 2012〕〔(Sporting lose again after a late Genk winner ); PortuGOAL, 25 October 2012〕– and his spell ended on 29 October 2012 with a 0–0 home draw against Académica de Coimbra for the domestic championship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oceano da Cruz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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