Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula or Love[2] (born 14 March 1979) is an Angolan former professional footballer. As a forward, he was Angolan top scorer twice in 2004 and 2005. He won three Girabola titles with ASA.
.jpg) Love at the 2006 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is a former member of the Angola national team and played regularly, 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
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 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 | |
- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Love goal.
| 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
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.
- ^ [1] Archived 31 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Angola announce World Cup squad". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Angola: Striker Love Cabungula Joins Petro De Luanda Temporarily". allafrica.com. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Football: Love Cabungula appointed Angolan U-17 team's coach". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Cabingula, Love". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Arsénio Sebastião Cabúngula "Love" – International Appearances". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
edit- Love at National-Football-Teams.com
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