Jimmy Gatete

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Jimmy Gatete
Personal information
Full name Jean-Michel Gatete
Date of birth (1979-12-11) December 11, 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
MUKURA VS F.C.
2002–2004 APR FC
2004–2005 Maritzburg United
2005–2007 APR FC
2007–2009 Rayon Sport
2009 Police FC Kibungo
2010 St. George
International career
2001–2009 Rwanda [1] 42 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Gatete [2] (born December 11, 1979, in Bujumbura) is a retired Rwandan footballer.

Career

Gatete has made several appearances for the Rwanda national football team. He scored crucial goals during the 2004 African Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifications which saw the Rwanda national football team (Amavubi) reach its first ever CAN finals. The most celebrated goal in Rwandan history is presumably his goal against the Black Stars of Ghana at Stade Amahoro in Kigali in March 2003 which led to Rwanda's 1–0 win and handed them their ticket to Tunis the following year.

Gatete has played club football for local sides Mukura Victory Sports F.C., APR FC and Rayon Sport. [3] He also had a brief spell in South Africa with Maritzburg United, and in Ethiopia with Saint George F.C. [4]

Gatete scored 25 goals in 42 competitive appearances for Rwanda. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Jimmy Gatete at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Kamasa, Peter (October 23, 2022). "Jimmy Gatete: The striker who epitomises the glory days of Amavubi". The New Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "The secret life of...Jean-Michel Gatete". The New Times. January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Players joining SA teams" (PDF). SAFA.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rwanda: Gatete Says Could Return to Football but 'Not As Coach'". The New Times. December 6, 2021.



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