Kalombo N'Kongolo

Kalombo N'Kongolo (17 July 1961 – 10 March 1993) was a Congolese footballer who played as a central defender.

Kalombo N'Kongolo
Personal information
Full name Kalombo N'Kongolo
Date of birth (1961-07-17)17 July 1961
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death 10 March 1993(1993-03-10) (aged 31)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 FC Liège 24 (1)
1987–1988 Espinho 31 (2)
1988–1989 Porto 17 (0)
1989–1992 Espinho 65 (6)
1992–1993 Atlético 8 (0)
Total 145 (9)
National team
?–? Zaire 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Blessed with a powerful physique, N'Kongolo was born in Kinshasa, and spent most of his professional career in Portugal, where he arrived at the age of 26 signing for modest S.C. Espinho in the Primeira Liga. His solid performances attracted the attention of FC Porto.

During his sole season at Porto, N'Kongolo appeared in 17 matches – 16 starts – as his team finished second to S.L. Benfica. He returned to Espinho for three further campaigns,[1] with the Tigers now in the second division. On 10 March 1993, after playing a few months with Atlético Clube de Portugal in the third level, the player died from a brain embolism; he was only 31 years old.

References
  1. "1988/89: FC Porto sem troféus e dez campeões europeus a chorar" [1988/89: FC Porto without trophies and ten European champions crying] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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