Irene Gonçalves
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Irene Maria Duarte Gonçalves[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39)[2][3] | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola[4] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Progresso do Sambizanga | |||
International career | |||
Angola | (33[5]) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Irene Maria Duarte Gonçalves (born 11 December 1984) is an Angolan retired[6] footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed Diva Demolidora (Destroyer Diva) or simply Demolidora (Destroyer),[7][3] she is the historical top goalscorer of the Angola women's national team, which she has also captained.
Club career
Gonçalves has captained the women's team of Progresso Associação do Sambizanga.[6] During the 2008 Angolan Women's Football League, she scored 22 goals in a single match,[4] which many people consider a world record in women's football,[5] but it is not internationally recognized.[5]
International career
Gonçalves capped for Angola at senior level during the 2002 African Women's Championship and the 2010 African Women's Championship qualification (preliminary round).[2]
International goals
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 December 2002 | Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 African Women's Championship | [8] |
2 | 7 March 2010 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | ![]() | 1–2 | 2010 African Women's Championship qualification | [9] | |
3 | 21 March 2010 | Ombaka National Stadium, Benguela, Angola | 1–1 | [10] |
Retirement
In March 2012, Gonçalves announced her retirement from football.[6]
Personal life
Gonçalves is a Catholic.[4]
References
- ^ "Angola 2008 (Women)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b "FIFA Player Statistics: Irene GONCALVES". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Futebol: "Demolidora" Irene Gonçalves revela-se produto da independência nacional". ANGOP (in Portuguese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Irene Gonçalves a melhor da actualidade". Jornal dos Desportos (in Portuguese). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Irene Gonçalves: The Legend of Diva Demolidora". Breaking The Lines. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Irene Gonçalves deixa os relvados". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Independência: Irene Gonçalves, um exemplo de luta da mulher angolana". ANGOP. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Africa - Women's Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Namibia hold slender lead over Angola". Namibia Sport. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Angola empata e é eliminada pela Namíbia". ANGOP. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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