Eduardo Fernando Mingas (born 29 January 1979) is an Angolan professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player who currently plays for
Interclube of the
Angolan Basketball League
The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos) is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola.
The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named ...
. He also plays for the
Angola national basketball team
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. Standing at , Mingas primarily plays the
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
position.
Professional career
On 21 October 2021, at age 42, Mingas signed with
Interclube for a third stint.
International career
Mingas has represented the
Angola
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at the
2002 World Championship,
2004 Summer Olympics and the
2006 World Championships.
References
External links
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World Championship 2002
1979 births
Living people
Angolan men's basketball players
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players of Angola
People from Lunda Sul Province
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
C.R.D. Libolo basketball players
G.D. Interclube men's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
African Games gold medalists for Angola
African Games medalists in basketball
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2006 FIBA World Championship players
2002 FIBA World Championship players
Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
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