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Iddi Batambuze

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Iddi Batambuze
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-12) 12 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1995 Villa
1996 Umeme FC
1997–1999 Villa
2000–2002 Sông Lam Nghệ An
2003 Đà Nẵng
2004 Ggaba United
2007 Arambagh
International career
1993–1999 Uganda 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iddi Batambuze (born 12 November 1972) is a Ugandan former footballer who last played as a midfielder for Arambagh.

Early life

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Batambuze started his career in Uganda, where he was described as "one of the midfielders to watch in his heyday... most fans will remember him for his time at Villa where he partnered the likes of Edgar Watson, James Odoch and Hakim Magumba to devastating effect".[1]

Iddi Batambuze
Iddi Batambuze, a former Ugandan footballer

Club career

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Batambuze signed for Vietnamese side SLNA, helping the club win the league.[2] He was awarded the Best Foreign Player in Vietnam in 2000 and 2001.[3] However, he was then described as "showing signs of indiscipline and loose living... the SLNA coaching staff often used him as examples of discipline and moderate living".[4] This was described as the result of "consequences of "chaotic" nights at discos... drugged nights with prostitutes".[5]

International career

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Batambuze first played for the Uganda national football team for the 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification.[6]

Style of play

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Batambuze mainly operated as a midfielder and was known for his strength.[7]

Personal life

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Batambuze learned to speak Vietnamese.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - Monitor article". Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng article".
  3. ^ "Iddi không bất ngờ khi thành 'Cầu thủ nước ngoài hay nhất'". vnexpress.net.
  4. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - Báo Người Lao Động article".
  5. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - BoBong da 24h article".
  6. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - Bao Nghe An article".
  7. ^ "Iddi Batambuze - Việt Giải Trí article".
  8. ^ "Iddi Batambuze muốn lấy vợ Việt Nam". vnexpress.net.