Constantino Lopes Vaz (born 9 June 1987), simply known as Ballack, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Real SC.
Born in Praia, Ballack began his career with CD Barcelona Tarrafal and Sporting Clube da Praia in his native Cape Verde, before arriving at Clube Oriental de Lisboa in Portugal's third tier in 2013.
Loures, and following a career-best 11 goals he transferred to Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco the following June alongside compatriot teammate Patas Moreno.
[2] His appearances were limited by injuries as the team from Almada avoided relegation, and in June he signed a one-year contract extension.
Nacional in the first round of the Taça da Liga; he received a straight red card in added time.