Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 September 1983 | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Chiparamba Great Eagles | ||
2002–2005 | Örgryte IS | 41 | (1) |
2006–2010 | Ljungskile SK | 96 | (1) |
2011–2014 | FC Trollhättan | 78 | (1) |
2015–XXXX | FK Kozara | ||
International career | |||
2004 | Zambia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 21 January 2015 (UTC) |
Edwin Phiri (born 17 September 1983) is a Zambian international footballer who last played for FK Kozara as a right back. [2]
Phiri has played club football in Zambia and Sweden for Chiparamba Great Eagles, Örgryte IS, Ljungskile SK and FC Trollhättan in 2011. [1] [3]
Phiri earned two international caps for Zambia in 2004, [1] both of which came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [4]
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