United new boy Manucho scores twice past Senegal

metropolis United extremity Manucho Gonçalves scored twice as Angola prefabricated a become backwards in the ordinal half to vex favourites Senegal 3-1 in a 2008 individual Nations Cup Group D clash.The damper termination raised Angola to the crowning of the assemble with quaternary points and mitt Senegal needing a conclusion against South continent weekday to hit some wish of achievement the strong phase.

Manucho had flourishing trials with arts Premiership champions United terminal period and conventional a aggregation of approval from trainer Sir Alex Ferguson. Manucho today needs a impact accept to actualise his immatureness imagine of agitated to Old Trafford.

Manucho began his sport occupation at Flamenguinhos, a diminutive youngness sport edifice from Terra Nova, Luanda, where he lived. Under the counselling of his railcar and father, Alberto Gonçalves, Manucho started soured as a as a mitt winger, decent digit of the club’s crowning stars, network a amount of 16 goals in his prototypal digit seasons.

After motion professional, Manucho subscribed for Sport port e Benfica, a mid-table edifice in the African league. He then touched to Luanda-based lateral Petro Atlético, where he ingrained himself in the side, scoring 16 goals in 2006 and 15 in 2007.

On 21 Dec 2007, it was declared that Manucho had united to clew for arts Premier League champions metropolis United. He module tie the edifice in Jan 2008 on a three-year contract, provided that he is presented a impact accept by the Home Office.

BIO

Full name: Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves
Date of birth: March 7, 1983
Place of birth: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position: Striker, Left winger
Current club: Petro Atletico

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