Place of birth Luanda, Angola Name Luis Ferreira Date joined 2006 2001–2003 Petro Atletico Position Defender | Years Team Height 1.78 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Full name Luis Manuel Ferreira Delgado Date of birth (1979-11-01) November 1, 1979 (age 36) Number 29 (En Avant de Guingamp / Defender), 29 (FC Metz / Defender) | ||
Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado (born 1 November 1979 in Luanda), is a retired Angolan professional footballer who played mainly as a left defender.
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Club 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 World Cup, Delgado transferred to French club FC Metz. As result of the promotion of FC Metz to the French Ligue 1, Delgado became the first Angolan football player to play for a team in the top tier 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 has represented Angola in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.