André Macanga

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Personal information
André
Full name	André Venceslau Valentim Macanga
Date of birth	May 14, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	175cm
Nickname	Andre
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Al Kuwait
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-	FC Vilanovense SC Salgueiros Alverca Vitória de Guimarães Académica de Coimbra O.A.F. Porto Gaziantepspor Al Kuwait
National team²
1999-	Angola	35 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André (born 14 May 1978 in Luanda, Angola), is an Angolan football midfielder who currently, as of May 2006, is a part time footballer, his other job is a postman.

He is a member of the National team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

André is known in the Angola national football team, as the "defensive lung" of the team.

	Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 João Ricardo \| 2 Marco Airosa \| 3 Jamba \| 4 Lebo Lebo \| 5 Kali \| 6 Miloy \| 7 Figueiredo \| 8 André \| 9 Mantorras \| 10 Akwá \| 11 Mateus \| 12 Lamá \| 13 Édson \| 14 Mendonça \| 15 Rui Marques \| 16 Flávio \| 17 Zé Kalanga \| 18 Love \| 19 Titi Buengo \| 20 Locó \| 21 Delgado \| 22 Mário \| 23 Marco Abreu \| Coach: Gonçalves