Vata Matanu Garcia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vata Matanu Garcia | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Damba, Angola | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | Progresso | ||
1983–1984 | Águeda | ||
1984–1988 | Varzim | 77 | (26) |
1988–1991 | Benfica | 92 | (42) |
1991–1992 | Estrela Amadora | 17 | (3) |
1992–1993 | Torreense | 23 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Floriana | 9 | (5) |
1996–1997 | Gelora Dewata | (14) | |
1998–1999 | Persija | ||
1999–2000 | Gelora Dewata | ||
Total | (90) | ||
International career | |||
1985–1993 | Angola | 65 | (20) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vata Matanu Garcia (born 19 March 1961), known simply as Vata, is a retired Angolan footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, most notably at Benfica.
Club career
Born in
In the following campaign's European Cup campaign, Vata achieved his most (in)famous moment: after the 1–2 defeat at Olympique de Marseille in the semifinals, he scored from a left-side corner kick, putting the ball in the net with his right arm as Benfica won on the away goals rule with that single goal.[1][2]
After two more seasons in Portugal, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora and S.C.U. Torreense, 38-year-old Vata retired in 1999 after spells with Malta's Floriana Football Club and Gelora Dewata and Persija Jakarta (Indonesia, where he also would act as player-coach). In 1993–94 he also had a brief go at Futsal, in the United States.
As a full-time manager, Vata worked with Guntur Bali, winning the league in his only season and also coaching in that country
International career
Vata was capped 65 times on the Angola national team, including one 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[3]
Honours
Club
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 1988–89, 1990–91
- Portuguese Supercup: 1986
- European Cup: Runner-up 1989–90
- Floriana
- Maltese Cup: 1993–94
- Deltras
- Indonesian League: 1999–2000 (as coach)
Individual
- Portuguese League: Top Scorer 1988–89 (16 goals)
- Indonesian League: Top Scorer 1995–96
References
- RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Vata a-t-il bien marqué de la main?" [Did Vata score with the hand?] (in French). 20 Minutes. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Vata – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Vata at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bali Beach Soccer bio