António Correia (Angolan footballer)

Antonio Correia
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Francisco Correia
Date of birth	22 August 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Carreira de Tiro, Malanje, Angola
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Be Quick '28
	SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–04	SC Heerenveen
2005	FC Emmen
2006–2007	Primeiro de Agosto
2008–2009	FC Inter Turku
2011	Ajax Cape Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio "Kito" Correia (born 22 October 1983) is an Angolan football striker who last played for Ajax Cape Town.

Career[edit]

Correia left Angola and the civil war for the Netherlands and tried to make a career in SC Heerenveen. His family members had been killed in the war. He debuted in the Eredivisie in April 2003, when he came in as a substitute for Georgios Samaras.

Just after his debut season, he was approached by an agent who told that Benfica was keen to sign him. He was sure that the move was real and didn't show up in Heerenveen for a while. His Dutch club decided to end his contract. Benfica didn't sign him and he had to go to play in a lower league for FC Emmen. He had problems also in Emmen and he decided to back to Angola, where the war had ended.

In 2006, he played for Primeiro de Agosto in the Angolan league. For the season 2008, he was invited for a test period for FC Inter Turku where his former teammate Jos Hooiveld played. He got a two-year contract with the Finnish club. In his first season, he suffered an injury and could play only in 5 matches of the season. His contract expired in December 2009.^{[citation needed]}

On 1 September 2011 he signed a two-year contract at South African outfit Ajax Cape Town. He was recommended by his former coach Foppe de Haan.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Ajax signs Angolan striker, ajaxct.com, 1 September 2011

External links[edit]

[1] Ajax signs Angolan striker, ajaxct.com, 1 September 2011

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