Kennedy Chihuri

Kennedy Chihuri
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-04-02) 2 April 1969
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1986 CAPS United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1994 Chapungu United F.C.
1994–1996 1. FC Tatran Prešov 49 (6)
1996 Slavia Prague 4 (0)
1997–2004 FK Viktoria Žižkov 196 (26)
National team
1994–2003 Zimbabwe 30 (-)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Kennedy Chihuri (born 2 April 1969) is a retired Zimbabwean footballer who played 200 matches in the Czech Gambrinus Liga, almost all of them for FK Viktoria Žižkov. He was the first black player in the Czech league.[1] He won the Czech Cup with Žižkov in the 2000–01 season.[2] Chihuri made 30 appearances for the Zimbabwe national football team.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bouc, František (1 November 2006). "Race Card". Prague Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  3. ↑ White, Nicolas (14 January 2005). "Chihuri wants to go home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2008.


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