Kalombo N'Kongolo
Personal information | |||
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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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1987 | FC Liège | 24 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Espinho | 31 | (2) |
1988–1989 | Porto | 17 | (0) |
1989–1992 | Espinho | 65 | (6) |
1992–1993 | Atlético | 8 | (0) |
Total | 145 | (9) | |
National team | |||
?–? | Zaire | 12 | (0) |
* 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
- 1961 births
- 1993 deaths
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Association football defenders
- Belgian First Division A players
- RFC Liège players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.C. Espinho players
- FC Porto players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- 1988 African Cup of Nations players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium