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Donato Malango
Equatoguinean footballer
Donato Mbuamangongo Malango Dyombe (born 1 August 1977) is an Equatorial Guinean former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donato Mbuamangongo Malango Dyombe | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-08-01) 1 August 1977 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Villaverde | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Malango was born in Los Angeles, California, United States as a result of diplomatic work of his father. He moved with his family to Mozambique for two years and returned later to Equatorial Guinea, where Malango spent his infancy. He lived in Malabo until age 12.[1] Being a teenager, he emigrated to Madrid, Spain.[2][3]
Malango played for Spanish club Villaverde in the 1997-1998 season of the regional division of Madrid.[3]
On 8 June 2003 Malango (along with his brother Andrés) played for Equatorial Guinea, competing in a 2-1 win against Gabon at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Malango has two brothers, Thomas and Andrés, who were also footballers.[3] They were also born in California.[4][5] He now lives in Bicester, United Kingdom.
International
- As of 21 March 2018
- "Donato M Malango, Born 08/01/1977 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
- Alcaraz, Félix (31 January 1998). "Ritmos, africanos en el fútbol regional" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Thomas M Malango, Born 11/13/1973 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
- "Andres M Malango, Born 12/19/1974 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
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- Donato Malango at National-Football-Teams.com
- Donato Malango at WorldFootball.net
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