Kalombo N'Kongolo

Kalombo N'Kongolo
Personal information
Full name	Kalombo N'Kongolo
Date of birth	17 July 1961
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death	10 March 1993 (aged 31)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1987	FC Liège
1987–1988	Espinho
1988–1989	Porto
1989–1992	Espinho
1992–1993	Atlético
Total
National team
?–?	Zaire
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kalombo N'Kongolo (17 July 1961 – 10 March 1993) was a Congolese footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career[]

Blessed with a powerful physique, N'Kongolo was born in Kinshasa, and spent most of his professional career in Portugal, where he arrived at the age of 26 signing for modest S.C. Espinho in the Primeira Liga. His solid performances attracted the attention of FC Porto.

During his sole season at Porto, N'Kongolo appeared in 17 matches – 16 starts – as his team finished second to S.L. Benfica. He returned to Espinho for three further campaigns,^[1] with the Tigers now in the second division. On 10 March 1993, after playing a few months with Atlético Clube de Portugal in the third level, the player died from a brain embolism; he was only 31 years old.

References[]

^ "1988/89: FC Porto sem troféus e dez campeões europeus a chorar" [1988/89: FC Porto without trophies and ten European champions crying] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links[]

Kalombo N'Kongolo at ForaDeJogo

[1] "1988/89: FC Porto sem troféus e dez campeões europeus a chorar" [1988/89: FC Porto without trophies and ten European champions crying] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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