- Flávio Amado
Football player infobox
playername= Flávio
fullname = Flávio Amado da Silva
nickname = Flávio
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|30
cityofbirth =Luanda
countryofbirth =Angola
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub =Al Ahly
position = Centre forward , Deep-lying forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-05 2005-Present
clubs =Petro Atletico Al Ahly
caps(goals) = ?? (??) 34 (18)
nationalyears = 2000-
nationalteam = Angola
nationalcaps(goals) = 47 (14)
pcupdate = 13 December 2006
ntupdate = 13 December 2006Flávio Amado da Silva (born
30 December 1979 ), better known as Flávio, is anAngola n football forward who currently, as of May 2006, plays forAl Ahly inEgypt .He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, in which he scored Angola's only goal of the tournament, with a header against Iran to clinch a 1-1 draw.
He scored 3 goals for Angola in
African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006 , although they went out from the first round. His goals were against Cameroon and Togo.He helped his team
Al-Ahly to participate in theFIFA Club World Championship two successive times in 2005 and 2006. InFIFA Club World Championship 2006 opening match againstAuckland City FC of New Zealand, 10 Dec 2006, Flavio scored the first goal with an accurate shot, giving Al-Ahly a 2-0 win.In semi-final,
Al-Ahly faced Brazilian Internacional on 13 Dec 2006, and Flavio played a good game, scoring the draw goal with a great header in the second half. But finally, Al-Ahly lost the match 2-1.After having a very unsuccessful first season with the team during which he scored only one goal in the league, and being jeered by fans at many times, most notably when he missed a penalty kick against rivals Zamalek in the African Champions League, Flavio had a very successful first 2006-2007 season seeing him the top goalscorer of the Egyptian league with 17 goals, one ahead of his teammate
Emad Moteab .Flavio has been rumoured to be on the move to English Championship side
Bristol City FC on a 2 year contract and a fee of 1.2 Million.fact|date=August 2008Honours
National Team
* Qualified for the 2006 World Cup with Angola for the first time ever, and scored Angola's only World Cup goal in its history so far (despite playing for only thirty-nine minutes during the whole tournament).
Al-Ahly
* Winner of
CAF Champions League 2006 .
* Winner ofCAF Champions League 2005 .
* Top scorer of Egyptian League 2006-2007.
* Winner ofEgyptian League (2006-2007).
* Winner ofEgyptian League (2005-2006).
* Winner ofCAF Super Cup 2007.
* Winner ofCAF Super Cup 2006.
* Winner ofEgyptian Soccer Cup 2006.
* Winner ofEgyptian Super Cup 2005
* Bronze Medal of FIFA Club World Cup 2006.Petro Atletico
* Winner of Angolan
Girabola 2000.
* Winner of AngolanGirabola 2001.
* Winner ofAngolan Cup 2000.
* Winner ofAngolan Cup 2002.
* Winner ofAngolan SuperCup 2002.Individual
* The best player in the
CAF Champions League 2001 playing forPetro Atletico of Luanda.External links
* [http://www.ahlynews.com/files/articles/flavio_goal_worldcup.zip Download Flavio's goal in Iran, World Cup 2006]
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