Luís Delgado

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Personal information
Delgado
Full name	Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado
Date of birth	November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 28)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.91m (6ft 3in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Metz
Number	29
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-03 2003-05 2005-06 2006-	Petro Atletico Primeiro Agosto Petro Atletico FC Metz	- (-) - (-) - (-) 11 (0)
National team²
1998-	Angola	20 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado (born 1 November 1979 in Luanda, Angola), is an Angolan football left defender who played for Petro Atletico and rivals Primeiro de Agosto the best two major football teams in Angolan Championship Girabola.

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

[edit] External links

Player profile - L'Equipe.fr

v • d • e 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