Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado | ||
Date of birth | November 1, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Petro Atletico | ||
2003–2005 | Primeiro Agosto | ||
2005–2006 | Petro Atletico | ||
2006–2009 | FC Metz | 35 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Guingamp | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1998–2008 | Angola | 20 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2009. |
Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado (born 1 November 1979 in Luanda), is a retired Angolan professional footballer who played mainly as a left defender.
Club career
Delgado began his career with Petro Atletico and joined later to rivals Primeiro de Agosto the best two major football teams in Angolan Championship Girabola. After good performances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Delgado transferred to French club FC Metz. As result of the promotion of FC Metz to the French Ligue 1, Delgado became the first Angolan football player to play for a team in the top tier of the French football.[1]
On June 5, 2009, the Angola international left-back signed a two-year contract with En Avant de Guingamp on a free transfer.[2]
International career
Delgado has represented Angola in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.[3]
National team statistics
Angola national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1998 | ||
1999 | 3 | 0 |
2000 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | 11 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 1 | 0 |
Total |
References
- ↑ Profile - FC Metz
- ↑ Delgado signs for EAG
- ↑ Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado – FIFA competition record
External links
- Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile – L'Equipe.fr