Kali (footballer)

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Personal information
Kali
Full name	Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso
Date of birth	October 11, 1978 (1978-10-11) (age 29)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Sion
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2001 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–present	Barreirense Santa Clara Barreirense Sion	072 (4) 100 (0) 013 (0) 057 (0)
National team²
2003–present	Angola	31 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, better known as Kali (born 11 October 1978 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan football central defender who currently, as of August 2006, plays for FC Sion.

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He was named in the Angolan squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana as a player on the starting 11.

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FC Sion – current squad

1 El-Hadary • 2 Kali • 3 Nwaneri • 5 João Pinto • 6 Mijadinoski • 7 Reset • 8 Alioui • 9 Saborío • 10 Beto • 11 Dabo • 12 Paíto • 13 Geiger • 16 Crettenand • 17 Vanczák • 18 Vailati • 19 Ahouéya • 20 Suljevic • 21 González • 22 Obradović • 23 Domínguez • 23 M'Futi • 25 Germanier • 27 Adeshina • 29 Berisha • 30 Beney • 31 Bühler • Manager: Bigon

v • d • e Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 João Ricardo • 2 Marco Airosa • 3 Jamba • 4 Lebo Lebo • 5 Kali • 6 Miloy • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mantorras • 10 Akwá • 11 Mateus • 12 Lamá • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Rui Marques • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Titi Buengo • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Mário • 23 Marco Abreu • Coach: Gonçalves