Maurito

Maurito
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa
Date of birth	June 24, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	União de Leiria
2004–2005	Al-Jazira
2005–2007	Al-Wahda
2007–2008	Al-Kuwait
2008	Umm-Salal
2008–2009	Al-Riffa
2009	Al-Kuwait
2009–2010	Al-Salmiya
2010	Petro de Luanda
2011–2012	Minangkabau F.C.
2012	PSAP Sigli
2012	C.R. Caála
2017	Santa Rita de Cássia
International career‡
2004–2009	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2009

Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa known as Maurito (born June 24, 1981, in Luanda) is an Angolan football striker and winger. He was banned for 5 years from playing football in certain jurisdictions for pushing referee Yuichi Nishimura in a 2008 African Cup of Nations match against Egypt. A teammate and the Angolan team as a whole were also banned from certain areas for 5 years.

National team statistics

Angola national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	8	1
2005	4	0
2006	3	1
2007	2	1
2008	7	0
2009	1	0
Total	25	4

International goals

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 March 2004	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	1–3	1–3	Friendly
2.	23 May 2004	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	3–1	3–1	Friendly
3.	29 January 2006	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Togo	3–2	3–2	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
4.	2 June 2007	Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea	Eritrea	1–1	1–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification