Fernando Matola
Fernando Matola | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | August 9, 1982 | |
place of birth | Mozambique | |
date of death | September 2, 2007 | |
Place of death | South Africa | |
position | Defense | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1998-2002 | Costa do Sol | 128 (2) |
2002-2007 | Black Leopards | 61 (5) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
Mozambique | ||
1 Only league games are given. |
Fernando Paulo "Nando" Matola (born August 9, 1982 , † September 2, 2007 ) was a Mozambican national soccer player .
In 2002, Matola moved from the Mozambican first division club Costa do Sol to the South African Premier League club Black Leopards . Here the defender was also the team captain recently.
Matola was killed in a car accident while on the way to Maputo to prepare the national team for the qualifying game in Tanzania for the African Championship . He had lost control of his car on the road from Tzaneen to Leidenburg and drove it into a tree. Matola's wife and two children were also killed in the accident.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Road accident claims another top footballer ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Times (South Africa), online September 7, 2007, viewed October 11, 2007
- ^ Mourn Another Soccer Star
Web links
- Fernando Matola in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Matola, Fernando |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matola, Fernando Paulo (full name); Matola, Nando (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mozambican soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1982 |
DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 2007 |