Ndunguidi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ndunguidi Gonçalves Daniel | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Buco Zau, Cabinda | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
Benfica Luanda | |||
F.C. Luanda | |||
1º de Agosto | |||
National team‡ | |||
Angola | 78 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2013. |
Ndunguidi Gonçalves Daniel, better known as Daniel Ndunguidi or simply Ndunguidi, (born 1956) is a former Angolan football player.
Ndunguidi, whose career peaked in the 1980s while playing for Primeiro de Agosto as a forward, is widely considered Angola's most proeminent football player, following independence. His fame and talent is only matched by that of Petro Atlético's José Saturnino de Oliveira aka "Jesus". In 1979, an attempt by Sporting Clube de Portugal to sign him was barred for political reasons as was another attempt by Benfica de Portugal in 1990.[1]
Throughout his career, from 1976 to the late 1980s, Ndunguidi has made 80 appearances for the Angolan national football team.
After ending his career as a player, he followed a short coaching career.
At present, he has been serving as an adviser to the chairman of Primeiro de Agosto.[2]
References
- ↑ "O futebol evoluiu muito e não há comparação possível - Ndunguidi" (in Portuguese). JornalDosDesportos. 14 Apr 2015. Retrieved 15 Apr 2015.
- ↑ "A minha geração foi prejudicada" (in Portuguese). JornalDosDesportos. 22 Jan 2013. Retrieved 6 Aug 2013.