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Obadiah Tarumbwa
Personal information
Full name Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa Moyo
Date of birth (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
University of Pretoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Highlanders 84 (32)
2008–2009 Cercle Brugge 6 (0)
2009 Bantu Rovers 5 (2)
2009–2011 Enosis Neon Paralimni 46 (2)
2011–2012 APOP Kinyras 25 (5)
2012–2013 Ermis Aradippou 12 (3)
2013 Sofapaka 0 (0)
2013–2014 Tuks 9 (0)
2014–2015 Bantu Rovers
2015–2016Highlanders (loan)
2016– Chicken Inn
International career
2007– Zimbabwe 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2017

Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa (born 25 November 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays for Chicken Inn in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as an attacking midfielder.

Career

In February 2008, he signed a 6-month deal with Belgian first division team Cercle Brugge.[1] At Cercle he was reunited with his former Highlanders FC colleagues Vusumuzi Nyoni and Honour Gombami, by whom he was tipped to the Cercle board. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team.

His contract with Cercle Brugge was ended on 13 March 2009. He returned to his home country and signed for Bantu Rovers.

On 2 August 2012, Tarumbwa returned to his homeland having been tipped to join Dynamos of Zimbabwe, but turned down the move after failing to agree terms.[2] He joined Cypriot Second Division club Ermis Aradippou and got the number 7 jersey.

On 29 December 2012, Tarumbwa landed in Kenya to sign a two-year contract with 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions Sofapaka. The deal was finalised on 2 January 2013.[3][4]

He joined University of Pretoria F.C. during the June 2013 TPL mid-season break

International goals

As of match played 11 June 2016. Zimbabwe score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tarumbwa goal.[5]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2016 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia 2  Swaziland 1–2 2–2 2016 COSAFA Cup

References

  1. ^ "Obadiah Tarambwe Moyo". Sport.be. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Dynamos bag Tarumbwa - NewsDay Zimbabwe". www.newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ Dan Ngulu (2 January 2013). "Sofapaka land Cyprus based striker". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Sofapaka sign Zimbabwean hitman". SuperSport. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ^ Obadiah Tarumbwa at Soccerway