Paulo Baptista Nsimba (born 12 October 1983), nicknamed Zé Kalanga, is an

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n former footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Also known as Ricardo Eloy he began his career at Angolan club Petro Atletico in his hometown of Luanda. He made his debut for the Angola national team in 2003 against

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. His bright and promising performances for Angola on the right wing at the 2006 World Cup earned him a move to

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n club

Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterinb ...

where in his first season he was part of the Liga I Championship winning squad. At the World Cup Zé Kalanga was voted Man of the Match in Angola's group game against

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on 21 June, in a game where he set up teammate Flávio's opening goal in a 1–1 draw. In June 2006 he did not attend Dinamo's pre-season reunion after the summer break. Following this he was loaned out to Portuguese side Boavista for the duration of the 2007–08 season. He was named in the Angolan squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in

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where he came on as a substitute in the Angolans' first game against

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. His impressive performance earned him a recall to the starting eleven for the second game against

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

where he played the full 90 minute in sterling style, setting up striker Manucho's headed goal during his sides 3–1 victory.

Honours

Dinamo București *

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: 2006–07

References

External links

Girabola.com – Zé Kalanga

Zé Kalanga joins DinamoZé Kalanga at CNN
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalanga, Ze 1983 births Living people Angolan men's footballers Angola men's international footballers FC Dinamo București players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Liga I players Boavista F.C. players Primeira Liga players Footballers from Luanda Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players 2011 African Nations Championship players Men's association football wingers Angola men's A' international footballers