Donato Malango
Personal information
Full name Donato Mbuamangongo Malango Dyombe
Date of birth (1977-08-01) 1 August 1977
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

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.

Early life

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]

Club career

Malango played for Spanish club Villaverde in the 1997-1998 season of the regional division of Madrid.[3]

International career

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.

Personal life

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.

Statistics

International

As of 21 March 2018
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
200310
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "CEO". MO Sports Talent Management.
  2. ↑ "Donato M Malango, Born 08/01/1977 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
  3. 1 2 3 Alcaraz, Félix (31 January 1998). "Ritmos, africanos en el fútbol regional" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Thomas M Malango, Born 11/13/1973 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
  5. ↑ "Andres M Malango, Born 12/19/1974 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.


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