Marco Airosa

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Marco Airosa
Personal information
Full name Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa
Date of birth (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1994–2003 Pescadores
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Pescadores
2004–2005 Alverca 25 (0)
2005–2006 Barreirense 27 (0)
2006–2007 União Leiria 0 (0)
2006–2007Olhanense (loan) 19 (0)
2007–2008 Fátima 19 (1)
2008–2014 Nacional 1 (0)
2010–2011Aves (loan) 20 (0)
2011–2014AEL 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.

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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 ]

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References

  1. "Matheus dá três pontos" [Matheus gives three points]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. "Leandro e Marco Airosa são novidade" [Leandro and Marco Airosa are a novelty]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Angola announce World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2018.