Albert Kanta Kambala

Albert Kanta Kambala (25 May 1958^[1] – 10 July 2008)^[2] was a Zaire international footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Kanta Kambala

Personal information
Full name	Albert Kanta Kambala
Date of birth	(1958-05-25)25 May 1958
Place of birth	Élisabethville, Belgian Congo
Date of death	10 July 2008(2008-07-10) (aged 50)
Place of death	Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1981	TP Mazembe
1981–1983	Rodos	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Élisabethville (now Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Kanta Kambala began his career with TP Mazembe. He moved to play in the Greek first division at the age of 23, signing with Rodos F.C. for two seasons.^[3] He would finish his playing career in Belgium and receive his UEFA Pro License from the school in Heysel.

Managerial career

He managed several football clubs in Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Daring Club Motema Pembe, AS Vita Club, AS Dragons, SC Cilu, AS Kabasha, OC Bukavu Dawa and FC Makila Mabe.^[4]

Death

Kanta Kambala died at a hospital in Kikwit at age 50.^[2]

References

1. "Biographie du fée Albert KANTA KAMBALA" (in French). AMICALE SPORTIVE DES FOOTBALLEURS CONGOLAIS. 19 July 2008.
2. Katumba, Aimé (11 July 2008). "L'entraîneur Albert Kanta Kambala n'est plus" (in French). Le Potentiel.
3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. from the original on 10 December 2008.
4. (in French). Radio Okapi. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.