WORLD CUP hero Vozinha will don a shirt bearing an unfamiliar name at new club Colo-Colo.
The Cape Verde goalkeeper, 40, became an overnight star with a string of heroic performances at this summer‘s tournament.
Vozinha helped Cape Verde to the World Cup knockout stage Credit: Reuters
Those displays convinced Chilean giants Colo-Colo to snap him up as a free agent – sealing one of the biggest moves of his career.
But under current rules the veteran stopper will not be allowed to start the season with ‘Vozinha’ on his back.
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Chilean Primera Division regulations ban the use of nicknames on shirts.
Any player using one would receive an automatic yellow card and land their club a fine.
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Players are instead forced to use one or both of their surnames, plus an initial if they prefer.
Vozinha’s birth name is Josimar Jose Evora Dias – a completely unknown title for the millions who got to know him at the World Cup.
So unless the rules are relaxed he will begin the season with ‘Evora’, ‘Dias’ or ‘Evora Dias’ on his Colo-Colo jersey.
The only way he can use his alias is if Colo-Colo chief Anibal Mosa gets unanimous approval on a rule change from the league’s Council of Presidents.
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Vozinha has played club football in Cape Verde, Angola, Moldova, Portugal, Cyprus and Slovakia Credit: AFP
Vozinha cannot even make up for it by bagging the No1 jersey as it is already occupied by Fernando De Paul.
The new signing, who previously played for the likes of Gil Vicente and AEL Limassol, has been tipped to take the No16 instead.
