Patrick Mafisango
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Mutesa Mafisango | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 2012 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| TP Mazembe | |||
| 2006–2007 | APR | ||
| 2007–2009 | ATRACO | ||
| 2009–2010 | APR | ||
| 2010–2011 | Azam | ||
| 2011–2012 | Simba | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006–2011 | Rwanda | 23 | (2) |
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* 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 2 Patrick Mafisango at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Okinyo, Collins (17 May 2012). "Simba, TFF Bosses mourn Mafisango". Supersport.com.
- ↑ "Mafisango excited to join Simba". Tanzania Daily News. 23 May 2011.
- ↑ Patrick Mafisango – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Rwanda's Mafisango dies in car crash". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Mulindwa, Rogers (17 May 2012). "Okwi Safe, Housemate Patrick Mafisango dead!". FUFA.
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