Jump to content

Jean-Paul Kalala: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
fix
No edit summary
Line 22: Line 22:
'''Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala''' (born [[March 16]] [[1982]] in [[Lubumbashi]], [[Katanga]]) is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who currently plays for [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in [[Football League One]]. His predominant position is as a midfielder.
'''Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala''' (born [[March 16]] [[1982]] in [[Lubumbashi]], [[Katanga]]) is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who currently plays for [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in [[Football League One]]. His predominant position is as a midfielder.


Kamudimba Kalala joined [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] from the [[France|French]] club [[OGC Nice]] on [[July 1]], [[2005]] and was a regular in the first team, but lost his place in the starting XI after he went to the [[2006 African Nations Cup|African Nations Cup]].
Kamudimba Kalala joined [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] from the [[France|French]] club [[OGC Nice]] on [[July 1]], [[2005]] and was a regular in the first team, but lost his place in the starting XI to [[Ciaran Toner]] after he went to the [[2006 African Nations Cup|African Nations Cup]].


He was part of the Congolese [[2004 African Nations Cup]] team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. In [[2006 African Nations Cup|2006]] he was again part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals, but did not get on the pitch.
He was part of the Congolese [[2004 African Nations Cup]] team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. In [[2006 African Nations Cup|2006]] he was again part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals, but did not get on the pitch.

Revision as of 16:17, 11 July 2008

Jean-Paul Kalala
Personal information
Full name Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oldham Athletic
Number 4
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (born March 16 1982 in Lubumbashi, Katanga) is a Congolese football midfielder who currently plays for Oldham Athletic in Football League One. His predominant position is as a midfielder.

Kamudimba Kalala joined Grimsby Town from the French club OGC Nice on July 1, 2005 and was a regular in the first team, but lost his place in the starting XI to Ciaran Toner after he went to the African Nations Cup.

He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. In 2006 he was again part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals, but did not get on the pitch.

He is most famous for scoring the goal that sent Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur out of the 2005 League Cup for Grimsby.

He joined Yeovil in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer from Grimsby, where he had previously played for Glovers manager Russell Slade.

After one season with the Somerset club, where he was part of the side that reached the playoff final, he moved again on a free to League One side Oldham Athletic.