Pearson Mwanza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pearson Mwanza | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitwe, Zambia | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1997 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Kitwe, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983-1985 | Power Dynamos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985-1989 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 1989-1991 | CSKA Pomir Dushanbe | ||
| 1991–1992 | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–1992 | Zambia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pearson Mwanza (1 January 1968 - 23 March 1997) was a Zambia international football forward.
Career
Born in Zambia, Mwanza began playing football for local side Power Dynamos' youth team when he was still a schoolboy at Chamboli Secondary School in Kitwe, where he excelled in soccer.[1] He made his debut for the main team as a teenager and would later move to USSR and Egypt to play for CSKA Pomir Dushanbe and Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab.
On returning to Zambia, Mwanza ventured to South Africa for a brief professional career before rejoning Dynamos though he did not stay long there and crossed the road to Nkana FC in 1995 where he found a home before briefly retiring from active soccer.[1]
National Team
Mwanza made several appearances for the Zambia national football team, often named in the starting line-up by coach Samuel 'Zoom' Ndhlovu, at the expense of Europe based professionals. Mwanza held his own in such company and played at the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals.[2] He also represented Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Death
Mwanza died in Kitwe after illness.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mwala, Melody "Pearson Mwanza is dead" Times of Zambia, 24 March 1997, p.16
- ↑ Bobrowsky, Josef and Mazet, François (23 September 2002). "African Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF.
External links
- Pearson Mwanza – FIFA competition record
- Biography at Sports-reference.com
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