Andrés Mbuamangongo Malango Dyombe (born 19 December 1974) is an Equatorial Guinean former

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who played as a

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. He played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Malango was born in

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as a result of diplomatic work of his father. He moved with his family to Mozambique for two years and returned later to Equatorial Guinea, where Malango spent his infancy. Being a teenager, he emigrated to Spain.Ritmos, africanos en el fútbol regional
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Club career

Malango played in the Spanish Segunda División B for Real Aranjuez.

International career

On 8 June 2003 Malango played for Equatorial Guinea, scoring the last in a 2–1 win against Gabon at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.RSSSF.com
. Later that year, he was substitute in both FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Togo but did not appear.

International goals

Personal life

Malango, who has studied psychology and worked in JPMorgan Chase, lives nowadays in Manhattan, New York. His brothers, Donato and Thomas, were also footballers and his sister

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a diplomat.

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