Maurito

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.

Maurito

Personal information
Full name	Norberto Mauro da Costa Mulenessa
Date of birth	(1981-06-24) June 24, 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	União de Leiria	7	(0)
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	3	(0)
2017	Santa Rita de Cássia	4	(0)
International career‡
2004–2009	Angola	25	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 18, 2009

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