Eliaquim Mangala

Mangala fascinates me as a true journeyman defender who carried enormous expectation. Born in France, raised in Belgium, blooded at Standard Liege, then winning back-to-back titles at Porto before that headline £32 million move to Manchester City. That price tag was a heavy thing to wear, and English football can be unforgiving. What I admire is that he never disappeared into it. Still playing as a centre-back for Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, he keeps lacing up far from the spotlight. To me, a player who keeps competing long after the hype fades has the more honest kind of greatness.

Name (English)

Eliaquim Mangala

Name (Japanese)

エリアカン・マンガラ

Reading

えりあかん・まんがら

Born

February 13, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

Colombes, Seine, France

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/eliamangala/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliaquim%20Mangala
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579231

Tags

• Seine
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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