Maurito
Angolan footballer (born 1981)
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Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa known as Maurito (born June 24, 1981, in Luanda) is an Angolan football striker and winger. He was banned for 5 years from playing football in certain jurisdictions for pushing referee Yuichi Nishimura in a 2008 African Cup of Nations match against Egypt. A teammate and the Angolan team as a whole were also banned from certain areas for 5 years.
Full name
Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa
Date of birth
June 24, 1981
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa | ||
| Date of birth | June 24, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | União de Leiria | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2005–2007 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Kuwait | ||
| 2008 | Umm-Salal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Riffa | ||
| 2009 | Al-Kuwait | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Salmiya | ||
| 2010 | Petro de Luanda | ||
| 2011–2012 | Minangkabau F.C. | ||
| 2012 | PSAP Sigli | ||
| 2012 | C.R. Caála | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Santa Rita de Cássia | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2009 | Angola | 25 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 18, 2009 | |||
National team statistics
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 March 2004 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 May 2004 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo |  DR Congo | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 29 January 2006 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Togo | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4. | 2 June 2007 | Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea |  Eritrea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
