Bwanga Tshimen

Raymond Bwanga Tshimen (born 4 January 1949) is a former footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Belgian Congo). Bwanga won the 1973 African Footballer of the Year while with TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi. During his playing days in the early and mid 1970s he was nicknamed "Black Beckenbauer" by the African and French press due to his playing style.^[1]

Bwanga was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000.^[2] In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[3]

References

↑ "Eto'o joins the greats". BBC Sport. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
↑ Arruda, Marcelo Leme de. "IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2000. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.

External links

Bwanga Tshimen – FIFA competition record

African Footballer of the Year

France Football award	1970: Keïta 1971: Sunday 1972: Souleymane 1973: Bwanga 1974: Moukila 1975: Faras 1976: Milla 1977: Dhiab 1978: Abdul Razak 1979: N'Kono 1980: Manga-Onguéné 1981: Belloumi 1982: N'Kono 1983: El Khatib 1984: Abega 1985: Timoumi 1986: Zaki 1987: Madjer 1988: Bwalya 1989: Weah 1990: Milla 1991: Abédi Pelé 1992: Abédi Pelé 1993: Abédi Pelé 1994: Weah

CAF award	1992: Abédi Pelé 1993: Yekini 1994: Amunike 1995: Weah 1996: Kanu 1997: Ikpeba 1998: Hadji 1999: Kanu 2000: M'Boma 2001: Diouf 2002: Diouf 2003: Eto'o 2004: Eto'o 2005: Eto'o 2006: Drogba 2007: Kanouté 2008: Adebayor 2009: Drogba 2010: Eto'o 2011: Y. Touré 2012: Y. Touré 2013: Y. Touré 2014: Y. Touré 2015: Aubameyang

Zaire squads

Zaire squad – 1974 African Cup of Nations - Winners (2nd title)

GK Tubilandu GK Mwamba DF Boba DF Tshimen DF Ilunga MF Kembo MF Ngoie MF Mafu MF Mafuila MF Maku MF Mantantu MF Mukombo MF Wa Munda MF Mbungu FW Ekofa FW Etepé FW Mamuwene FW Mulamba Coach: Vidinić

Zaire squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Mwamba 2 Ilunga 3 Mukombo 4 Tshimen 5 Boba 6 Massamba 7 Wa Munda 8 Mamuwene 9 Kembo Kembo 10 Mantantu 11 Babo 12 Ndimbi 13 Mulamba 14 Mayanga Maku 15 Mafu 16 Mialo 17 Ngoie 18 Mafuila 19 Ekofa 20 Ntumba 21 Etepé 22 Otepa Coach: Vidinić

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