Luís Delgado

Luís Delgado

Personal information
Full name	Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado
Height	1.78m (5ft 10in)
Position(s)	full back
Team information
Current team	En Avant de Guingamp
Number	29
‡ 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.

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.

International career

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

National team statistics

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External links

• Player profile – L'Equipe.fr