Jamba is an archetype of old fashioned defending. He is mostly very reliable and consistent.
International careeredit
The central back is a former member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He has played in 29 straight international competitions for Angola, making him a leader on an otherwise young club. In April 2006, his performances were acknowledged when he was voted Angola's best home-based player in a national radio poll.
Backgroundedit
His nickname, "Jamba," means "Elephant" in Umbundu, a language spoken in southern Angola.
jamba, footballer, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jamba footballer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 template removal help Joao Pereira born 10 July 1977 in Benguela is a retired Angolan footballer He last played for Atletico Sport Aviacao JambaPersonal informationFull nameJoao Pereira 1 Date of birth 1977 07 10 10 July 1977 age 46 Place of birthBenguela AngolaHeight1 82 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in Position s DefenderTeam informationCurrent teamAS AviacaoSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1996 19971º de Maio1997 2007ASA2007Petro Atletico2008 2010AS AviacaoInternational career 1998 2009Angola58 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 21 June 2006 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2010 Contents 1 Career 2 International career 3 Background 4 National team statistics 5 References 6 External linksCareer editJamba is an archetype of old fashioned defending He is mostly very reliable and consistent International career editThe central back is a former member of the national team and was called up to the 2006 World Cup He has played in 29 straight international competitions for Angola making him a leader on an otherwise young club In April 2006 his performances were acknowledged when he was voted Angola s best home based player in a national radio poll Background editHis nickname Jamba means Elephant in Umbundu a language spoken in southern Angola National team statistics editAngola national team 2 Year Apps Goals1998 1 01999 0 02000 0 02001 0 02002 0 02003 4 02004 11 02005 10 02006 17 12007 8 02008 3 02009 4 0Total 58 1References edit 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players Angola PDF FIFA 21 March 2014 p 1 Archived from the original PDF on 10 June 2019 Joao Pereira Baltha Santos Jamba International AppearancesExternal links editJamba at National Football Teams com nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Angolan football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamba footballer amp oldid 1178189876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
