Irene Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name Irene Maria Duarte Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984[2][3]
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[4]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Progresso do Sambizanga
International career
Angola (33[5])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Irene Maria Duarte Gonçalves (born 11 December 1984) is an Angolan retired[6] footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed Diva Demolidora (Destroyer Diva) or simply Demolidora (Destroyer),[7][3] she is the historical top goalscorer of the Angola women's national team, which she has also captained.

Club career

Gonçalves has captained the women's team of Progresso Associação do Sambizanga.[6] During the 2008 Angolan Women's Football League, she scored 22 goals in a single match,[4] which many people consider a world record in women's football,[5] but it is not internationally recognized.[5]

International career

Gonçalves capped for Angola at senior level during the 2002 African Women's Championship and the 2010 African Women's Championship qualification (preliminary round).[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 December 2002Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria Zimbabwe1–01–12002 African Women's Championship[8]
27 March 2010Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–22010 African Women's Championship qualification[9]
321 March 2010Ombaka National Stadium, Benguela, Angola1–1[10]

Retirement

In March 2012, Gonçalves announced her retirement from football.[6]

Personal life

Gonçalves is a Catholic.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Angola 2008 (Women)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA Player Statistics: Irene GONCALVES". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Futebol: "Demolidora" Irene Gonçalves revela-se produto da independência nacional". ANGOP (in Portuguese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Irene Gonçalves a melhor da actualidade". Jornal dos Desportos (in Portuguese). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Irene Gonçalves: The Legend of Diva Demolidora". Breaking The Lines. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Irene Gonçalves deixa os relvados". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Independência: Irene Gonçalves, um exemplo de luta da mulher angolana". ANGOP. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Africa - Women's Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Namibia hold slender lead over Angola". Namibia Sport. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Angola empata e é eliminada pela Namíbia". ANGOP. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2020.


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