Marco Airosa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2003 | Pescadores | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Pescadores | ||
2004–2005 | Alverca | 25 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Barreirense | 27 | (0) |
2006–2007 | União Leiria | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Olhanense (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Fátima | 19 | (1) |
2008–2014 | Nacional | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Aves (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2011–2014 | → AEL Limassol (loan) | 65 | (0) |
2014–2018 | AEL Limassol | 77 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Loures | 17 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006–2013 | Angola | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 17 March 2018 (UTC) |
Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa (born 6 August 1984) is an Angolan former footballer who played as a right back.
Club career
Airosa was born in Luanda. During his Portuguese career he represented G.D.P. Costa de Caparica, F.C. Alverca, F.C. Barreirense, S.C. Olhanense – loaned by U.D. Leiria, for whom he never appeared – C.D. Fátima, C.D. Nacional (where he made his Primeira Liga debut)[1] and C.D. Aves.[2]
Having signed with the club in 2011 at the age of 27, Airosa went on to spend several seasons in the Cypriot First Division with AEL Limassol.[3]
International career
A member of the Angola national team, Airosa was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup[4] and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He appeared in four matches in the latter tournament, helping the country to the quarter-finals in Ghana.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Matheus dá três pontos" [Matheus gives three points]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Leandro e Marco Airosa são novidade" [Leandro and Marco Airosa are a novelty]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Chipre: sotaque português na festa do título do AEL" [Cyprus: Portuguese accent in AEL's title party] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Angola announce World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
External links
- Marco Airosa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marco Airosa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marco Airosa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marco Airosa at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Luanda
- Angolan men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Girabola players
- C.R.D. Libolo players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- F.C. Alverca players
- F.C. Barreirense players
- U.D. Leiria players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- C.D. Fátima players
- C.D. Nacional players
- C.D. Aves players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AEL Limassol players
- Angola men's international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Angolan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal