 Dário played for Mozambique at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso as the national team finished bottom of their group (losing every match in the process), and also appeared in the 2010 edition in Angola, helping the nation to the quarter-final stage.He totalled 40 caps and 16 goals, during 15 years.Dário is manager of Desportivo de Maputo and the Mozambique national under-20 football team.