Emiliano Té (born April 15, 1983, in
Bissau
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) is a
Bissau-Guinean football
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coach and former
midfielder
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. He is the assistant coach of the
Guinea-Bissau national team, who he represented as a player.
He holds
Portuguese nationality and played mostly in Portugal, but also played briefly for Chinese club
Yanbian FC in 2008.
During the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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, Té assumed control of the national team for the Group D match against
Egypt
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, after head coach
Baciro Candé
Baciro Candé (born 6 April 1967) is a Bissau-Guinean professional association footballer, football player and association football manager, manager.
Career
Candé was born in Catió. He played professional football in Portugal's Segunda Liga a ...
was ruled unavailable due to contracting COVID. Guinea-Bissau lost the match, 1–0.
References
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1983 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
Footballers from Bissau
Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
China League One players
F.C. Felgueiras players
Yanbian Funde F.C. players
C.D. Mafra players
Louletano D.C. players
U.D. Leiria players
Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in China
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