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André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André Macanga (born 14 May 1978), is a former Angolan football midfielder and a current coach.
Career
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
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
National team statistics
| 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
| # | 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
- ^ "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
- André Macanga at National-Football-Teams.com
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