Rudy (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cachicote and the second or paternal family name is Da Rocha.

Rudy

Rudy playing for Deportivo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Wilson Cachicote da Rocha
Date of birth	(1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Oeiras, Portugal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Brightlingsea Regent
Youth career
2002–2003	Belenenses
2003–2004	Algés
2004–2005	Atlético
2005–2006	Oeiras
2006–2007	Tires
2007–2008	Tourizense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Linda-a-Velha
2009–2010	Praiense	22	(1)
2010–2011	Atlético	32	(10)
2011–2013	Cercle Brugge	66	(16)
2013–2014	Deportivo La Coruña	18	(0)
2014	→ Belenenses (loan)	5	(0)
2014	Skoda Xanthi	7	(0)
2015	Libolo	15	(0)
2016–2017	Doxa	35	(3)
2018	União Madeira	7	(0)
2018	Waterford	3	(0)
2020–2021	Sernache	0	(0)
2021–	Basildon	2	(0)
International career^‡
2014–2017	Angola	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 9 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Carlos Wilson Cachicote da Rocha (born 5 January 1989), commonly known as Rudy, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Basildon.

Club career

Born in Oeiras, Lisbon District, Rudy played lower league football until the age of 22, his first stop being with Sporting Clube Linda-a-Velha in the Lisbon regional championships. In 2011, he signed with Cercle Brugge, scoring 13 goals in 33 matches in his first season to help his team to the seventh position in the Belgian Pro League as well as the UEFA Europa League final playoff, lost to Gent;^[1] he found the net in only his second appearance, a 1–1 home draw against R.A.E.C. Mons.^[2]

Rudy joined Deportivo de La Coruña from Spain in summer 2013, as a free agent.^[3] He returned to Portugal a few months afterwards, being loaned to former youth club Os Belenenses^[4] and making his Primeira Liga debut on 8 February 2014 in a 2–0 away loss to C.D. Nacional (65 minutes played).^[5]

In August 2014, Rudy's Deportivo contract was cancelled by mutual consent and he moved to Greek side Skoda Xanthi.^[6] Late in the year, he returned to the land of his ancestors and joined C.R.D. Libolo.^[7]

After a year in the Cypriot First Division with Doxa Katokopias, Rudy joined C.F. União of Portugal's LigaPro on an 18-month deal on 5 January 2018.^[8] In July that year, he switched to Waterford F.C. in the League of Ireland Premier Division, on an undisclosed contract.^[9]

International career

Rudy's mother was Angolan, and his father hailed from São Tomé and Príncipe. He chose to represent the former national team internationally, and accepted a callup for a pair of games in May 2014.^[10]

In July 2014, Rudy was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.^[11] He made his international debut in a friendly with Ethiopia on 3 August, playing the final 30 minutes in a 1–0 win at the Estádio 11 de Novembro.^[12][13]

Personal life

His brothers Quevin Castro, Valter Rocha, and Aires are also footballers.^[14]

References

1. "Cercle Brugge speelt Rudy kwijt" [Cercle Brugge risk losing Rudy] (in Dutch). Voetbal België. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
2. "Jérémy Perbet sauve déjà Mons" [Jérémy Perbet saving Mons already] (in French). RTBF. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. "Rudy, presentado como nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Rudy, presented as new Deportivo player]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
4. "OFICIAL: Deportivo empresta Rudy ao Belenenses" [OFFICIAL: Deportivo loan Rudy to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. "Nacional 2–0 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
6. "El Deportivo y Rudy acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato" [Deportivo and Rudy agree to cancel his contract]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
7. "Angola: Rudy assina pelo Recreativo do Libolo" [Angola: Rudy signs for Recreativo do Libolo]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
8. "Rudy reforça o União da Madeira" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
9. "Rudy é oficializado no Waterford" [Rudy is confirmed at Waterford]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
10. "Angola pick several new faces for upcoming friendlies". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
11. Gleeson, Mark (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
12. "Angola vs. Ethiopia (Friendly – 3.8.14)". African Soccer Weebly. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
13. "Rudy debuta con Angola al participar 30 minutos en el triunfo sobre Etiopía" [Rudy debuts with Angola by participating with 30 minutes in the win over Ethiopia] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
14. Madeley, Steve. "Quevin Castro: Albion's teen star plucked from non-League with lofty ambitions". The Athletic.

External links

• Rudy at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Rudy at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rudy at Soccerway