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- ↑ "Patrick Dimbala (Player)".
- ↑ Patrick Dimbala est le nouvel entraîneur-adjoint de l’Olympic, nordeclair.be, 28 October 2017
- ↑ Séparation à l’amiable entre Patrick Dimbala (T2) et les Dogues, olympic-charleroi.be, 13 March 2019
- Player profile at The Guardian
- Patrick Dimbala at Soccerway
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