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Marco Airosa Personal information Full name Marco Ibraim Sousa Airosa Date of birth August 6, 1984 Place of birth Luanda, Angola Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club AEL Limassol Number 21 Youth career 1992–2003 Pescadores Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2004 Pescadores 2004–2005 Alverca 25 (0) 2005–2006 Barreirense 27 (0) 2006–2007 União Leiria 0 (0) 2006–2007 → Olhanense (loan) 19 (0) 2007–2008 Fátima 19 (4) 2008–2011 Nacional 1 (0) 2010–2011 → Aves (loan) 20 (0) 2011– AEL Limassol National team‡ 2006– Angola 13 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2011Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa (born 6 August 1984 in Luanda) is an Angolan footballer who plays for AEL Limassol in Cyprus, as a right defender.
Football career
During his Portuguese career, Airosa represented Grupo Desportivo dos Pescadores da Costa de Caparica, F.C. Alverca, F.C. Barreirense, S.C. Olhanense (loaned by União de Leiria, for which side he never appeared), C.D. Fátima and C.D. Nacional (where he made his first division debuts).
In 2011, aged 27, he moved countries and signed for AEL Limassol in Cyprus. A member of the Angola national football team, Airosa was called-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Marco Airosa at National-Football-Teams.com
AEL Limassol – current squad 2 D. Junior · 4 Pitsillos · 5 Parpas · 6 Leugueun · 7 Monteiro · 8 Perikleous · 10 Silas · 11 Edmar · 12 Nicolaou · 13 Tsiakkas · 14 Christofi · 16 Nilson · 17 Cafú · 19 Henrique · 20 Luciano Bebê · 21 Marco Airosa · 22 Isli Hidi · 23 Carlitos · 27 Eleftheriou · 29 Edwin O. · 32 Degra · 77 Dédé · 80 Onwuachi · 94 Andreou · 99 Vouho · Manager: Christodoulou
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 (c) • 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
Angola squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Luanda
- Angolan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- FC Alverca players
- U.D. Leiria players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- C.D. Nacional players
- C.D. Aves players
- AEL FC players
- Angola international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Angolan football biography stubs
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