André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André Macanga (born 14 May 1978), is a former Angolan football midfielder and a current coach.
.jpg) Macanga before match against Iran, 30 May 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Venceslau Valentim Macanga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Arrifanense | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Vilanovense | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Salgueiros | 27 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Alverca | 20 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Vitória Guimarães | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Académica de Coimbra | 32 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Boavista | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Gaziantepspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2006 | Al-Salmiya | 11 | (2) |
| 2006–2010 | Al Kuwait | 92 | (10) |
| 2010–2012 | Al Jahra | 29 | (2) |
| Total | 241 | (21) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2012 | Angola | 70 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Angola (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Angola | ||
| 2017–2019 | C.R.D. Libolo (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Angola (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | C.R.D. Libolo | ||
| 2020–2021 | C.D. Huíla | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2016 | |||
Career edit
Macanga was born in Luanda, Angola. After playing in Portugal for many years, Macanga also played in Kuwait and Turkey before retiring in 2012.[2]
International edit
He is a member of the National team and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.[3] André is known in the Angola national football team, as the "defensive lung" of the team.[4]
Career statistics edit
National team statistics edit
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 2 |
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2007 | Stade Paul Fischer, Melun, France |  Ivory Coast |
2–1 | Win | Friendly match | |||||
| 2. | 10 October 2009 | Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |  Malta |
2–1 | Win | Friendly match | |||||
| Correct as of 9 March 2017[5] | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Angola" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
- ^ Angola/Guinea: National Team Play Guinea Conakry Tuesday on www.allafrica.com
- ^ A team-by-team guide to Germany 2006 on www.independent.co.uk
- ^ Makanga: "We Have To Succeed"[permanent dead link] on www.nationscup.mtnfootball.com
- ^ André Venceslau Valentim Macanga - International Appearances
External links edit
- André Macanga at National-Football-Teams.com
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