Robert Kidiaba

Robert Kidiaba

Kidiaba with TP Mazembe
Personal information
Full nameRobert Kidiaba Muteba[1]
Date of birth1 February 1976
Place of birthLubumbashi, Zaire
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
TP Mazembe
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001AS Saint-Luc
2002–TP Mazembe
National team‡
2002–DR Congo59(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:54, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Robert Kidiaba Muteba (born 1 February 1976) is a Congolese international footballer who plays for TP Mazembe, as a goalkeeper.

Career

Club career

Born in Lubumbashi,[1] Kidiaba has played club football for AS Saint-Luc and TP Mazembe.[2] He played five games for TP Mazembe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.[3]

International career

Kidiaba made his international debut for the DR Congo national team in 2002,[2] and has appeared for them in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3] In December 2014 he announced he would retire from international duty after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[4] in January 2015 he was named in the 23-man squad for the tournament,[5] and in February 2015 he indicated that he might not retire after the tournament.[6]

Personal life

Kidiaba works as an ambassador for the Peace One Day charity.[7]

He is married with three children.[1]

He is "famed for the 'bum shuffle' goal celebration" which consists of "bouncing around his penalty area on his backside."[4] The move is a fan favourite.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Profile". TP Mazembe. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Robert Kidiaba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert Kidiaba – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oluwashina Okeleji (6 December 2014). "Kidiaba to end DR Congo career after 2015 Nations Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Piers Edwards (4 February 2015). "Afcon 2015: Robert Kidiaba says he may continue for DR Congo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Kennedy Gondwe (11 April 2014). "Kidiaba to focus on DR Congo unity". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Robert Kidiaba's 'bouncing bottom' enthrals football fans". BBC News. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.