Kazadi Mwamba

Kazadi Mwamba

Personal information
Full name	Robert Kazadi Mwamba
Date of birth	March 6, 1947 (1947-03-06) (age 64)
Place of birth	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	TP Mazembe
National team
	Zaire
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Robert Kazadi Mwamba [1] (Born 6 March 1947) is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Zaire at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, In a group game involving the Leopards and Yugoslavia. Kazadi conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes and was substituted by his Yugoslavian coach, Because of that, Kazadi was the first goalkeeper to be changed for a reason different to an injury or physical problem in a World Cup. Replacement keeper Dimbi Tubilandu's first touch was to pick the ball out of his net, Finally they were defeated 9 - 0.

Kazadi was voted the IFFHS Keeper of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000.^[1]

References

1. ^ Arruda, Marcelo Leme de. "IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html. Retrieved 2000-01-21. 

External links

• Kazadi Mwamba – FIFA competition record

See also

• 1974 FIFA World Cup squads

Persondata
Name	Mwamba, Kazadi
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 March 1947
Place of birth	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of death
Place of death