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Revision as of 19:08, 18 January 2009
Vata Matanu Garcia (born in 19 March 1961 in Damba, Angola) was a former football player who used to play as a striker.
Club career
Vata is notable for his run with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. He scored a controversial goal that lead S.L. Benfica into the finals of the Uefa Champions Cup in 1989.[1] From a left side corner, Vata handled the ball into to the goal.
Vata started his football career at Progresso Associação Sambizanga, and would later represent Recreio de Águeda, Varzim S.C., S.L. Benfica, Estrela da Amadora, S.C.U. Torreense, Floriana Football Club and Gelora Dewata before ending his career as a player in 1999. He had a brief stint as a Futsal player (1993/94) in the United States, before moving to Indonesia to play for Gelora Dewata as a player-assistant manager.
International career
Vata was capped 65 times for the Angola national football team, including one 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[2]
Career as manager
As a manager, Vata coached Guntur Bali(1999/00), International School in Bali ("Senior Coach")(2000) and Mitra Kukar, Kalimantan ("Head Coach")(2004/05) from Indonesia. He coached the European Football Institute ("High Performance Coach, Senior and Reserve teams") from Australia.
Honours and Awards
Player
SL BENFICA
2x Portuguese Liga
1988/89 and 1990/91
1x Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
1988/89
FLORIANA FOOTBALL CLUB
1x Maltese Cup
1993/94
Coach
GUNTUR
1x Liga Indonesia
1999/00
Individual
Bola de Prata- Top Goalscorer 16goals Benfica 1988/89
Indonesia top Goalscorer - Gelora Dewata 1995/96
References
- ^ "European Champions' Cup 1989-90 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ Garcia Vata – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
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