Fernando Agostinho da Costa (born October 10, 1981 in
Luanda
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) better known as Chara, is a retired
Angola
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football midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Xara has played for
Petro Atlético since 2006 and has also been a member of the
Angolan national football team since 2006 and has 17 caps for the team.
He was not called up for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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due to his lack of experience. But, he was called up for the
2010 African Nations Cup due to the injury to
André Macanga.
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References
1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Luanda
Angolan footballers
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players
C.R.D. Libolo players
Girabola players
Angola international footballers
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
2011 African Nations Championship players
Association football midfielders
Angola A' international footballers
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