Love (footballer)
Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula or Love[2] (born March 14, 1979) is an Angolan retired footballer. He has been Angolan top scorer twice in 2004 and 2005. He played as a forward in his home country. He has won 3 Girabola titles with ASA.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 14, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | ASA | (61) | |
| 2007–2010 | Primeiro de Agosto | (29) | |
| 2010–2012 | Petro Luanda | 35 | (22) |
| 2013–2014 | Kabuscorp | 28 | (14) |
| 2015 | Recreativo da Caála | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Sagrada Esperança | 26 | (5) |
| 2017 | ASA | 15 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2014 | Angola | 79 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2017 | |||
He is a member of the Angola national team and played regularly, though usually as a substitute. He was in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[3]
1º de Agosto striker Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula "Love" was a new addition for Petro de Luanda football team, for the second half of national first division soccer league, also dubbed Girabola 2010. The athlete was loaned from 1º de Agosto to Petro de Luanda for a six-month period, with the contract ending in December 2010.[4]
In 2017, he was appointed as the Angolan U17 national team head coach and concurrently, he is serving as an assistant manager with the Angola national football team.[5]
Career statistics
National team
| Angola national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 |
| 2006 | 11 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 10 |
International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 May 2004 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola |  Namibia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2004 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 13 August 2005 | Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2005 COSAFA Cup |
| 4. | 17 August 2005 | Estádio José Gomes, Lisbon, Portugal |  Cape Verde | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 29 April 2006 | Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho |  Mauritius | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2006 COSAFA Cup |
| 6. | 2 June 2006 | Offermans Joosten Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands |  Turkey | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7. | 17 September 2006 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2006 COSAFA Cup |
| 8. | 17 June 2007 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola |  Swaziland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | 18 December 2011 | Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo, Angola |  Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 15 October 2014 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Lesotho | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Angola" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
- Archived May 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- "Angola announce World Cup squad". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 24 Dec 2018.
- "Angola: Striker Love Cabungula Joins Petro De Luanda Temporarily". allafrica.com. 2 Jul 2010. Retrieved 24 Dec 2018.
- "Football: Love Cabungula appointed Angolan U-17 team's coach". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 18 Apr 2018. Retrieved 24 Dec 2018.
- "Cabingula, Love". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- Arsénio Sebastião Cabúngula "Love" – International Appearances
External links
- Love at National-Football-Teams.com
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