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| playername= Manucho |
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| fullname = Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves |
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| nickname = Manucho |
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| image = |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1983|3|7}} |
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| cityofbirth = [[Luanda]] |
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| countryofbirth = [[Angola]] |
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| height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on|lk=on}} |
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| currentclub = [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]<br />(on loan from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]) |
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| position = Striker, Left winger |
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| years = 1999-2002<br />2002-2008<br />2008-<br />2008- |
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| clubs = [[Sport Luanda e Benfica|Benfica de Luanda]]<br />[[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atlético]]<br />[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<br />→ [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (loan) |
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| caps(goals) = 12 {{0}}(5)<br />78 (34)<br />{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}0 {{0}}(0) |
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| nationalyears = 2007- |
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| nationalteam = [[Angola national football team|Angola]] |
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| nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (9) |
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| pcupdate = 21:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC) |
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| ntupdate = 20:25, 27 January 2008 (UTC) |
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}} |
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'''Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves''' (born [[7 March]] [[1983]] in [[Luanda]]), better known as '''Manucho''', is an [[Angola]]n [[association football]]er. He moved from [[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atletico]], to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in January 2008.<ref name="sign">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7156290.stm |title=Man Utd to sign striker Manucho |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2007-12-21]] |accessdate=2007-12-21 }}</ref><ref name="signmu">{{cite news |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=517365 |title=Boss reveals new signing |publisher=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |date=[[2007-12-21]] |accessdate=2007-12-21 }}</ref><ref name="sky">{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2997132,00.html |title=Fergie reveals surprise deal |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=[[2007-12-21]] |accessdate=2007-12-21 }}</ref> Before playing a game for United, however, he will be loaned out to Greek side [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.<ref name="31jan">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7219761.stm |title=Manucho set for Greek loan move |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2008-01-31]] |accessdate=2008-02-01 |publicher=[[BBC Sport]] }}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Angola national football team|Angolan national team]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Manucho began his football career at Flamenguinhos, a small youth football club from Terra Nova, Luanda, where he lived. Under the guidance of his coach and father, Alberto Gonçalves, Manucho plied his trade as a left winger, becoming one of the club's top stars. |
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===Early career=== |
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Upon turning professional, Manucho signed for [[Sport Luanda e Benfica|Benfica de Luanda]], a mid-table club in the Angolan league. He then moved to Luanda-based side [[Petro Atlético]], where he initially struggled to break into the team due to the presence of striker [[Flávio Amado]]. After Flávio joined Egyptian side [[Al-Ahly]], Manucho began to establish himself in the side, scoring 16 goals in 2006 and 15 in 2007. |
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===Manchester United=== |
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On [[21 December]] [[2007]], it was announced that Manucho had agreed to sign for English [[Premier League]] champions [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He joined the club in January 2008 on a three-year contract. Prior to the announcement, Manucho had been on a three-week trial with the Manchester club, during which he managed to impress United manager [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] enough to earn himself a contract.<ref name="sign"/><ref name="signmu"/><ref name="sky"/> |
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On [[31 January]] [[2008]], it was reported that Manucho was due to head out on loan to [[Greece|Greek]] team, [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, with a view to him gaining valuable first team experience.<ref name="greece">{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3096008,00.html |title=United starlet heads for Greece |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=[[2008-01-31]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 }}</ref><ref name="31jan"/><ref name="greecemanu">{{cite news |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=528547 |title=Manucho close to loan deal |publisher=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |date=[[2008-02-01]] |accessdate=2008-02-01 }}</ref> United manager, [[Alex Ferguson]], announced on [[1 February]] [[2008]] that Manucho had indeed been loaned out to Panathinaikos until the end of the season. The loan period began soon after Angola's elimination from the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] by Egypt.<ref>{{cite news |first=G |last=Thompson |coauthors=Bostock, A |title=Boss explains Manucho loan deal |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=528547 |publisher=ManUtd.com |date=[[2008-02-01]] |accessdate=2008-02-01 }}</ref> |
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===International career=== |
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Manucho plays international football for Angola. He was a member of the Angolan squad during his nation's successful qualification campaign for the [[2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)|2008 African Cup of Nations]]. |
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In January 2008, he was named in the Angolan squad for the [[2008 African Cup of Nations]] in [[Ghana]]. He scored the opening goal in Angola's first game against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]], and struck a further two goals in their second match against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] in a 3-1 win. On [[4 February]], Manucho scored Angola's only goal in a 2–1 loss to [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. Although the result meant Angola were knocked out of the tournament, Manucho's goal has been described as "the goal of the tournament so far".<ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Whyatt |title=Live - Africa Cup of Nations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7226662.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[2008-02-04]] |accessdate=2008-02-04 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Panathinaikos FC squad}} |
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[[Category:1983 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Angolan footballers]] |
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[[Category:Football (soccer) strikers]] |
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[[Category:Manchester United F.C. players]] |
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