Armando Sá

Football player infobox|
playername= Armando Sá


fullname = Armando Miguel Correia de Sá
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|9|16
cityofbirth = Maputo
countryofbirth = Mozambique
height = Height|m=1.76
currentclub = Sepahan
clubnumber = 21
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–1994
1994–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–2001
2001–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007 2007–2008 2008-
clubs = C.F. Os Belenenses
Vilafranquense
Bragança
Vila Real de Santo António
Rio Ave F.C.
S.L. Benfica
Villarreal CF
RCD Espanyol
→Leeds United "(loan)" Foolad Sepahan
caps(goals) = - (-)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
0840 (4)
0480 (1)
0200 (0)
0200 (1)
0110 (0) 00?0 (0) 0030 (0)
nationalyears = 2002-2007
nationalteam = flagicon|Mozambique Mozambique
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (0)
pcupdate = 31 August 2008
ntupdate = 14 June 2007

Armando Miguel Correia de Sá (born September 16 1975 in Maputo, Mozambique) is a Mozambican football player who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays in the defender position. He also holds a Portuguese passport.

Club career

Sá played for Portuguese teams C.F. Os Belenenses (1992-94), Vilafranquense (1994-96), Bragança (1997), Vila Real de Santo António (1997-98), Rio Ave (1998-2001), Sporting de Braga (2002), SL Benfica (2002-04), Spanish clubs Villarreal CF (2004-05) and RCD Espanyol (2005-07).

On 3 January 2007, Sa joined English Championship side, Leeds United until May 2007, with a view to a longer deal. Sá made his away debut as a substitute for the Yorkshire outfit in Leeds' 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup. Sa played several matches for United playing in various positions such as right back, left back and also in midfield.

In 2007 Sa signed for Foolad F.C. who competed in Iran's 2nd Division known as the Azadegan League. He was signed by the then newly installed Portuguese coach Augusto Inácio who is Sa's father-in-law.

International career

Sá has been capped 21 times for the Mozambique national football team.

Awards and honours

*"'Portuguese Cup: 1
**2004, SL Benfica

*"'UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1
**2004, Villarreal CF

*"'Spanish Cup: 1
**2006, RCD Espanyol

External links

*soccerbase|id=39309|name=Armando Sá
* [http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfilesDetail/0,,10273~28804,00.html Armandado Sá's stats on Leed United's homepage]