Mohammed Manga

Mohammed Manga[1] (born Richard Manga,[2] 30 March 1977 - 27 September 2019) was a Senegalese football player.

Mohammad Manga
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Bachir Manga
Date of birth (1977-03-30)March 30, 1977
Place of birth Dakar
Senegal
Date of death September 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 42)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
JA Fass
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 AS Douanes
1995–1996 AS Djerba
1996–1997 CS Hammam Lif
1998 Al Ahli Jeddah
1999–2003 Sdoos Club 19 (13)
2003–2005 Al Shabab Riyadh 22 (15)
2005–2006 Al Shabab Dubai
2006–2007 Politehnica Iaşi
2007–2008 DH El Jadida
National team
2003–2005 Senegal 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

The striker was born in Dakar, and started his career with Jeunesse amicale de Fass,[2] before he signed at the end of the year 1993 with AS Douanes (Dakar).[2] He started his senior career with the Dakar-based club under his birth name Richard Manga in 1994.[2] Only a year later he left his club Douanes and signed with Tunisian side AS Djerba.[2] He received the award for the best Goalscorer and moved in 1996 to League rival CS Hammam-Lif.[2] He played the next two years with Hammam-Lif,[2] before signing in 1998 in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ahli Jeddah.[2] After a year in Jeddah he left the club and signed for Saudi Arabian second league side Sdoos Club.[2] In 2003 he signed for Saudi Premier League club Al Shabab Riyadh and was the top scorer of the 2003/2004 Saudi League with 15 goals.[3] After two years with Al Shabab FC Riyadh, he signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in Dubai.[4] In early 2007 he moved to Romania and signed for Politehnica Iaşi.[5] He played for the club until summer 2007 and moved to Morocco to sign for Difaâ El Jadidi.[6]

International

Manga played in twelve games for the Senegal national football team and scored three goals for them.[5]

Personal life

Richard Manga converted in 2002 to Islam[2] and changed his name from Richard Manga, to Mohamed Bachir.[2] He played the last years of his career as Mohammad Bachir Manga.[2]

Notes
  1. Al Ain clash with Al Nasr in tough match at home
  2. "Richard Manga quitte l'Arabie Saoudite pour Dubaï". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  3. Al Shabab Club rope in Manga | GulfNews.com
  4. 'Mob'ali and Awlady are the best' | GulfNews.com
  5. "Manga a jucat misto!" :: GSP.RO
  6. Football : Mohammed Bachir Manga - Footballdatabase.eu


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