Hélder Carlos Muianga (born 28 September 1976), commonly known as Mano-Mano, is a Mozambican retired footballer who played in Mozambique for Costa do Sol and Desportivo de Maputo, in South Africa for Manning Rangers, Black Leopards, Dynamos FC and Jomo Cosmos, and in Hungary for Budapest Honvéd. Muianga also won 30 caps for the Mozambican national side between 1997 and 2004.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélder Carlos Muianga | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Costa do Sol | 134 | (7) |
| 1999–2002 | Manning Rangers | 66 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Black Leopards | 16 | (6) |
| 2003 | Desportivo de Maputo | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Dynamos FC | 22 | (0) |
| 2004 | Manning Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Budapest Honvéd | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Jomo Cosmos | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Mozambique | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After retiring as a player in 2008, Muianga joined the Jomo Cosmos coaching technical team.[1] The Federação Moçambicana de Futebol (FMF) terminated its contract with Dutch selector coach Mart Nooij in September 2011 after the national team failed to qualify for the African Cup, but Hélder Muianga e João Chissano were retained.[2]
References edit
- ^ "'Mano-Mano' joins Cosmos' technical team". Kick Off. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ Moçambique rescinde com Mart Nooij 2011 "Com Mart Nooij saem também os até aqui adjuntos Hélder Muianga e João Chissano."
External links edit
- Hélder Muianga at National-Football-Teams.com
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