Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Stanley Mbwando | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1975 | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | Blackpool FC Harare | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Lech Poznań | 10 | (0) |
1997 | Jumbo Giants | ||
1998 | Bonner SC | 7 | (0) |
1998–1999 | VfB Oldenburg | 38 | (7) |
2000–2002 | VfB Lübeck | 68 | (15) |
2002–2004 | Alemannia Aachen | 55 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Jahn Regensburg | 41 | (2) |
2006–2008 | FC Ingolstadt | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
Zimbabwe | 11 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Stanley Mbwando (born 20 October 1975) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. [1]
In the 2003–04 season, Mbwando reached the DFB-Pokal final with Alemannia Aachen. He was sent off for a tackle in the 75th minute with opponents Werder Bremen leading 2–1. Werder Bremen went on to win 3–2. [2]
He was a member of the Zimbabwe national team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, with the same outcome.
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