Diaz Kambere

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Diaz Jamin Kambere
Personal information
Full name Diaz Jamin Kambere
Date of birth (1983-10-18) October 18, 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Kasese, Uganda
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Africa United FC
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2005 Langara Falcons
2003–2005 Trinity Western Spartans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 (0)
2008 → Toronto FC (loan) 1 (0)
2009 Abbotsford Mariners 11 (0)
2009 → Surrey United (loan) 16 (5)
2010 Victoria Highlanders 15 (0)
2011– Africa United FC 15 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Canada U-23 2 (0)
Managerial career
2007– Semiahmoo Soccer Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diaz Kambere is a former soccer player. He currently plays for Africa United FC in the Multicultural Soccer League of British Columbia. He serves as the senior girls coach at Delview Secondary [1] Born in Uganda, he represented Canada at international level.

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Career

College and Amateur

Kambere was born in Uganda, but moved to Surrey, British Columbia with his family as a child. [2] He was a student at Centennial Secondary School in Coquitlam and John Norquay Elementary School in Vancouver, played youth soccer for Vancouver's Italian Canadian Sports Federation (ICSF) and the Eagle Ridge Rogue Selects in Coquitlam, BC, and was also a member of the British Columbia provincial team at the U-15, U-16, and U-18 levels. [2] After moving with his family to the Lower Mainland in 1992 he attended Langara College and then Trinity Western University, where he studied Human Kinetics and Psychology. [2]

Professional

Kambere signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division in 2006, subsequently playing in 28 games over two years with the team. On September 6, 2008, he was signed to a 'one day contract' with Toronto FC to be able to play in a game against Chivas USA, due to that squad missing nine players to international duty.

On December 10, 2008, Kambere was released from his contract with the Whitecaps. [3] Having been unable to secure a professional contract, he signed with the Abbotsford Mariners of the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season. [4]

After a brief loan spell with Surrey United in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, Kambere joined Abbotsford's PDL rivals Victoria Highlanders in 2010. [5]

International

Kambere represented Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament. [6]

Personal life

Before moving to Canada Kambere's father, Amos Kambere, served as a member of the Ugandan Parliament. [7] His older brother, Donald Kambere, played alongside him at Abbotsford, and he has two younger brothers, Jethro and Kule. [8]

Coaching career

He has coached soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, Perform All Out, SFC Pegasus, LFUSA, and CCB Men’s Premier Club who won the men’s 2019 Provincials and Nationals. Diaz also coaches soccer at Delview Secondary School where he works as a child and youth care worker. [9]

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps

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References

  1. ↑ "Diaz Kambere - Multicultural Soccer Association". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Association football (14 August 2011). Diaz Kambere. Online: Acu Publishing. ISBN   978-613-6-62018-3 . Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Baldock, Kambere, and Leslie released". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  4. ↑ "2009 Abbotsford Mariners roster". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  6. ↑ The Vancouver Whitecaps FC. "Kambere earns Olympic team call-up". The Major League Soccer. The Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Kwantlen Polytechnic University. "Board Members". Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ↑ play maker. "Diaz Kambere". play maker. play maker. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Kambere Kicks. "ABOUT KAMBERE KICKS". Kambere Kicks. Kambere Kicks. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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