Manuel Armindo Morais Cange (born 25 December 1984), commonly known as Locó, is a retired

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

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who last played as a

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for

Santos Futebol Clube de Angola Santos Futebol Clube de Angola is an Angolan football club based in Viana. They play their home games at the Estádio dos Coqueiros and Estádio da Cidadela. In 2014, the club's management announced that they would no longer maintain a men's s ...

. He was noticeable during matches due to his unique hairstyle.

International career

Locó was a member of his

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, and was called up to the

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National team statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.''

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* * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Luanda Angolan footballers Angola international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Association football defenders Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Santos Futebol Clube de Angola players {{Angola-footy-bio-stub