Patrick Mafisango

Patrick Mafisango
Personal information
Full namePatrick Mutesa Mafisango
Date of birth9 March 1980
Place of birthKinshasa, Zaire
Date of death17 May 2012 (aged 32)
Place of deathDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
TP Mazembe
2006–2007APR
2007–2009ATRACO
2009–2010APR
2010–2011Azam
2011–2012Simba
National team
2006–2011Rwanda23(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Patrick Mutesa Mafisango (9 March 1980 – 17 May 2012) was a Rwandan international footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Mafisango played club football in the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania for TP Mazembe, APR, ATRACO, Azam and Simba.[1] He won the 2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League title with Simba,[2] after joining from rivals Azam in May 2011.[3]

He earned 23 caps at senior international level for Rwanda, scoring twice, between 2006 and 2011.[1] He also appeared in ten FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]

Death

He died on the way to hospital after being involved a car crash on 17 May 2012.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Patrick Mafisango at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Okinyo, Collins (17 May 2012). "Simba, TFF Bosses mourn Mafisango". Supersport.com.
  3. "Mafisango excited to join Simba". Tanzania Daily News. 23 May 2011.
  4. Patrick MafisangoFIFA competition record
  5. "Rwanda's Mafisango dies in car crash". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012.
  6. Mulindwa, Rogers (17 May 2012). "Okwi Safe, Housemate Patrick Mafisango dead!". FUFA.