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Floribert N'Galula
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1999–2003 Anderlecht
2003–2007 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Randers 12 (0)
2008–2009 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
2010 D.C. United 3 (0)
2011 TPS 20 (0)
2011–2012 OH Leuven 28 (0)
2013–2015 BX Brussels
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Floribert N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1] He signed for Major League Soccer side D.C. United in the United States in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later.[2]

On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS until the end of the 2011 season.[3] On 4 August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Belgian team Oud-Heverlee Leuven,[4] but was released by the club already after the first season. In the summer of 2013, N'Galula signed for BX Brussels.

After retiring from football, N'Galula joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht under manager Vincent Kompany, with whom he played as a youngster at the club.[5]

References

  1. ^ "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven (5 March 2010). "Soccer Insider: D.C. United signs Morsink, dumps N'Galula". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. ^ "TPS vahvistui Petteri Pennasella ja Floribert N'Galulalla | FC TPS". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Former top-talent signs for OHL". OHL.be. OHL.be. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. ^ Walckiers, Johan (25 May 2019). "Wie is die nieuwe assistent van Anderlecht? De eerste Belg die voor Manchester United speelde, de meer onbekende in het triumviraat met Kompany en Vanden Borre" [Who is this new Anderlecht assistant? The first Belgian to play for Manchester United, the more unknown in the triumvirate with Kompany and Vanden Borre]. Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2019.