Kembo Uba Kembo
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Matete, Belgian Congo | ||
Date of death | 26 March 2007 | (aged 59)||
Place of death | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
AS Vita Club | |||
International career | |||
Zaire | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jean Kembo Uba-Kembo (27 December 1947 – 26 March 2007) was a Congolese football midfielder who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Career
Born in Matete, Kembo played club football for AS Vita Club, where he would win the African Cup of Champions Clubs.[2]
He made several appearances for Zaire, including appearances at the 1968 and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals.[2] Kembo scored two goals in the decisive qualifier versus Morocco in a 3-0 win that clinched Zaire's place in the 1974 World Cup.[3]
Personal life
Kembo's son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is a professional footballer who played for Stade Rennais F.C..[2]
References
- ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Botowamungu, Kalombe (5 April 2007). "Jean Pépé Kembo « Monsieur But » : Dernier coup de sifflet" (in French). La Conscience. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
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External links
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2007 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- AS Vita Club players
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- 1968 African Cup of Nations players
- 1970 African Cup of Nations players
- 1974 African Cup of Nations players
- 1976 African Cup of Nations players