Richard Mapuata N'Kiambi

Richard Mapuata
Personal information
Full nameRichard Mapuata N'Kiambi Esola
Date of birth27 February 1965
Place of birthKinshasa, Zaire
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–1985CS Imana
1985–1986Standard Liège
1986–1988Belenenses51(21)
1988–1990Bellinzona
1990–1991Aarau
National team
–Zaire
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Mapuata N'Kiambi Esola (born 27 February 1965) is a retired Zaire international footballer, who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Kinshasa, Mapuata began his career with Cercle Sportif Imana. He moved to play in the Belgian Pro League at the age of 20, signing with Standard Liège.[1] One year later, he would join Portuguese Liga side C.F. Os Belenenses for two seasons. While with Belenenses, Mapuata scored the goal in a famous UEFA Cup victory against FC Barcelona.[2]

He finished his playing career in the Swiss first division, playing for AC Bellinzona and FC Aarau.

International career

Mapuata played for Zaire at the 1988[3] Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Personal

His three sons, Cédric,[4] Fabrice and Matondo, are footballers.

References

  1. ↑ Vande Weyer, Philippe (7 February 1989). "La fausse inconstance" (in French). Lesoir.be.
  2. ↑ Rui Tovar (5 November 2010). "Na última vez que esteve em Portugal Schuster perdeu o jogo e a cabeça" (in Portuguese). informação online.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie and Cazal, Jean-Michel (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1988 - Africa". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ "L’attaquant congolais Cédric Makiadi signe à Fribourg" (in French). Les Dépêches de Brazzaville. 4 June 2009.

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