Patrick Mafisango
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Mutesa Mafisango | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Date of death | 17 May 2012 | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
TP Mazembe | |||
2006–2007 | APR | ||
2007–2009 | ATRACO | ||
2009–2010 | APR | ||
2010–2011 | Azam | ||
2011–2012 | Simba | ||
International career | |||
2006–2011 | Rwanda | 23 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Patrick Mutesa Mafisango (9 March 1980 – 17 May 2012) was a Rwandan international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Mafisango played club football in the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania for TP Mazembe, APR, ATRACO, Azam and Simba.[1] He won the 2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League title with Simba,[2] after joining from rivals Azam in May 2011.[3]
He earned 23 caps at senior international level for Rwanda, scoring twice, between 2006 and 2011.[1] He also appeared in ten FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]
Death
He died on the way to hospital after being involved a car crash on 17 May 2012.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Patrick Mafisango at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Okinyo, Collins (17 May 2012). "Simba, TFF Bosses mourn Mafisango". Supersport.com.
- ^ "Mafisango excited to join Simba". Tanzania Daily News. 23 May 2011.
- ^ Patrick Mafisango – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Rwanda's Mafisango dies in car crash". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012.
- ^ Mulindwa, Rogers (17 May 2012). "Okwi Safe, Housemate Patrick Mafisango dead!". FUFA.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- 2012 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- Rwandan footballers
- Rwanda international footballers
- Simba S.C. players
- Rwandan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Tanzania
- Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
- Road incident deaths in Tanzania
- Azam F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Rwandan football biography stubs