Samuel Luis Chapanga, better known simply as Campira (born April 9, 1982 in

Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a popul ...

) is a Mozambican international

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defender playing for

Maxaquene Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a sports club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed ''Maxaca''. Currently besides football (soccer) there are two indoor sports namely basketball ( CD Maxaquene Ba ...

Career

Campira has become one of the regular players in the right side of the defence of the

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over the years, gaining a total of 13 caps by December 2009. At club level he has played most of his career in the historical

Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a sports club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed ''Maxaca''. Currently besides football (soccer) there are two indoor sports namely basketball ( CD Maxaquene Ba ...

with short spells at Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè (2003–2004) and another historic,

Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, commonly known as Costa do Sol, is a Mozambican sports club based in Maputo. It is best known for the professional football team playing in Moçambola, the top division in Mozambican football. Founded in 15 of ...

(2006). He also had some unsuccessful experiencies abroad, where he failed to adapt, namely at Russian

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(2004–2005) and Croatian

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(2005–2006).Campira
at Zerozero

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* Living people 1982 births Mozambican footballers Mozambique international footballers Association football defenders GD da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players CD Costa do Sol players C.D. Maxaquene players Liga Desportiva de Maputo players UD Songo players Vilankulo F.C. players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Mozambican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Russia Sportspeople from Maputo {{Mozambique-footy-bio-stub