Édson Nobre

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Édson
Personal information
Full name Édson de Jesus Nobre
Date of birth February 3, 1980 (1980-02-03) (age 28)
Place of birth    Benguela, Angola
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club FC Paços de Ferreira
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-03
2003-05
2005-		 Anadia FC
Oliveira do Bairro
F.C. Paços de Ferreira		 - (-)
75 (15)
54 (7)   
National team2
2005- Angola 10 (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)

Édson de Jesus Nobre, otherwise known as Édson (born 3 February 1980 in Benguela, Angola), is an Angolan football Striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC Paços de Ferreira.His previous clubs include Anadia and Oliveira do Bairro and played two years each for those two portuguese clubs.Edson made his league debut for FC Paços de Ferreira against C.D. Nacional and played the full 90 minutes but his team lost 1-0 to the Madeira club.In 2005 Edson Nobre signed a contract until 2010 after going to the portuguese club for a free transfer.He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.Edson participated in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations for Angola and played the quarter final against Egypt.

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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
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