Zé Kalanga

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Zé Kalanga
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Batista Nsimba
Date of birth	August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12) (age 26)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Dinamo Bucureşti
Number	27
Youth career
2000-2004	Bristol City
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2006 2006- 2007-2008	Petro Atletico FC Dinamo Bucureşti → Boavista FC (loan)	45 (17) 21 0(2) 22 0(0)
National team2
2004 -	Angola	35 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 September 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Paulo Batista Nsimba (born 12 August 1983 in Luanda, Angola), nicknamed Zé Kalanga, is an Angolan football winger who plays for Romanian Liga I side Dinamo Bucureşti.

[edit] Career

Also known as Ricardo Eloy he began his career at Angolan club Petro Atletico in his hometown of Luanda. He made his debut for the Angolan national team in 2004 against Nigeria, and has been a regular feature in the side since. His bright and promising performances for Angola on the right wing at the 2006 World Cup earned him a move to Romanian club Dinamo Bucureşti where in his first season he was part of the Liga I Championship winning squad.

At the World Cup Zé Kalanga was voted Man of the Match in Angola's group game against Iran on 21 June, in a game where he setup team mate Flávio's opening goal in a 1-1 draw.

In June 2006 he did not attend Dinamo's pre-season reunion after the summer break. Following this he was loaned out to Portuguese side Boavista for the duration of the 2007/08 season.

He was named in the Angolan squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana where he came on as a substitute in the Angolan's first game against South Africa. His impressive performance earned him a recall to the starting eleven for the second game against Senegal where he played the full 90 minute in sterling style, setting up striker Manucho's headed goal during his sides 3-1 victory.

[edit] External links

Romanian football portal

• Girabola.com - Zé Kalanga
• Zé Kalanga profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline
• Zé Kalanga joins Dinamo
• Zé Kalanga at National Football Teams
• Zé Kalanga at CNN

v • d • e Angola squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 João Ricardo • 2 Pereira • 3 Jamba • 4 Lebo Lebo • 5 Kali • 6 Miloy • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mantorras • 10 Akwá • 11 Macaba • 12 Lamá • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Maurito • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Titi Buengo • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Lundala • 23 Marco Abreu • Coach: Gonçalves

v • d • e Angola squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 João Ricardo • 2 Marco Airosa • 3 Jamba • 4 Lebo Lebo • 5 Kali • 6 Miloy • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mantorras • 10 Akwá • 11 Mateus • 12 Lamá • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Rui Marques • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Titi Buengo • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Mário • 23 Marco Abreu • Coach: Gonçalves

v • d • e Angola squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamá • 2 Marco Airosa • 3 Jamba • 4 Machado • 5 Kali • 6 Yamba Asha • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mateus • 10 Maurito • 11 Gilberto • 12 Nuno • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Rui Marques • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Dedé • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Mário • 23 Manucho • Coach: Gonçalves

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