António Mendonça

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Personal information
Mendonça
Full name	António Manuel Viana Mendonça
Date of birth	9 October 1982
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	172cm
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Varzim
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999 1999-	Primeiro de Agosto Varzim
National team²
1999-	Angola	37 (3)
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)

António Manuel Viana Mendonça, or simply known as Mendonça (born 9 October 1982 in Luanda, Angola), is an Angolan football midfielder who currently, as of May 2006, plays for SC Varzim.

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He recently scored the game-winning goal against Benfica for the Portuguese Cup.

The gifted Angolan left foot midfielder was chosen the best player of the 2000 U-20 African Youth Championship.

	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