Luís Delgado

Luis Delgado
Personal information
Full name Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado
Date of birth November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 32)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position full back
Club information
Current club En Avant de Guingamp
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Petro Atletico
2003–2005 Primeiro Agosto
2005–2006 Petro Atletico
2006–2009 FC Metz 29 (0)
2009– En Avant de Guingamp
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.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006
For the Spanish musician, see Luis Delgado (musician).

Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado (born 1 November 1979 in Luanda, Angola), is an Angolan football left defender who plays for En Avant de Guingamp.

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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 Worldcup, Delgado transferred to French club FC Metz, as result of the promotion of FC Metz to the French League Le Championat, Delgado will become (as of July 2007) the first Angolan football player to play for a team in the top league of the French football. On June 5, 2009 the Angola international left-back signed a two year contract with En Avant de Guingamp on a free transfer.[1]

International career

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

National team statistics

[2]

Angola national team
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

External links

References

  1. ^ Delgado signs for EAG
  2. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=215