Luis Domingos Antonio Cazengue (born August 11, 1969), nicknamed Luizinho, is a former Angolan footballer who began his career in Angola, and played primarily in Portugal.

Playing career

Cazengue began his career with

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, also known as Petro Atlético de Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a football (soccer), football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, ...

in the

Girabola Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan association football, football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The term "Girabola" () is a creation of the nationalist, ...

. During his tenure with Luanda he won the Girabola league title five times from 1986 to 1990, and won the

Taça de Angola :''This is about the Angolan football (soccer) competition. For the similarly named sports competitions, see Taça de Angola (basketball), Taça de Angola (handball) Taça de Angola (roller hockey)'' The Angolan football Cup is the main "knockou ...

in 1987, and 1992. In 1992, he went abroad to Portugal to sign with

Lusitano G.C. Lusitano Ginásio Clube, :Ordem Militar de Cristo, MHC, also commonly known as Lusitano de Évora (abbrev. Lusit. Évora), is a Portuguese sports club based in Évora competing in the Liga 3 (Portugal), the third tier league in the Portuguese ...

of the Segunda Liga. In 1993, he had a tenure with

C.D. Fátima Centro Desportivo de Fátima, simply known as Fátima, is a Portuguese football club based in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém. Founded in 1966, it holds home matches at ''Estádio Papa Francisco'', with a capacity of 1,545 spectators. C ...

. The following season, he signed with

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Best known for the men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese foo ...

of the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

, where he appeared in 26 matches and scored two goals. After his tenure in the Primeira Liga he spend time with

SC Lamego Sporting Clube de Lamego ''(''abbreviated as SC Lamego, Sporting de Lamego or Sp. Lamego'')'' is a Portuguese football club based in Lamego in the district of Viseu. SC Lamego currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série B which is the fourt ...

, Académico de Viseu FC,

Clube Caçadores das Taipas Clube Caçadores das Taipas is a Portuguese sports club from Caldas das Taipas, Guimarães. The men's football team plays in the Braga Football Association Serie 2. They played for many years in the old Terceira Divisão, but had stints on th ...

, Lusitânia F.C., and F.C. Oliveira do Hospital. In 2002, he was loaned to

Toronto Supra SC Toronto is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1994. The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and played its final home games at Lamport Stadium in the city of Toronto, Ontario. The club found success early on since its inceptio ...

of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on August 29, 2002, in a match against

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, and scored a goal in a 5–2 victory. Unfortunately during his tenure with Toronto the club finished last in the Eastern Conference, and failed to clinch a postseason berth.

International career

Cazengue was selected for the

Angola national football team The Angola national football team () represents Angola in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed ''Palancas Negras'' (Black Giant sable antelope, Sable antelopes), the ...

roster for the

1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations, also known as the Coca-Cola 1996 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who rep ...

. He made an appearance in the tournament against South Africa, where Angola lost the match to a score of 1–0.

Honours

Club

;Petro Atlético *

: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 *

: 1987, 1992

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luizinho 1969 births Living people Angolan men's footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Angola men's international footballers 1996 African Cup of Nations players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Lusitano G.C. players C.D. Fátima players S.C. Braga players S.C. Lamego players Académico de Viseu F.C. players SC Toronto players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Men's association football forwards Clube Caçadores das Taipas players F.C. Oliveira do Hospital players